Fuchu

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Xiong Fuchu
Ancestral name (姓):	Mǐ (羋)
Clan name (氏):	Xióng (熊)
Given name (名):	Fùchú (負芻)
King of Chu
Dates of reign:	227–223 BC

Posthumous name:	none
Dates are in the proleptic Julian calendar

Fuchu, full name Xiong Fuchu, (Chinese: 熊負芻) was from 227 to 223 BC the last king of the state of Chu during the late Warring States period of ancient China. Fuchu was his given name and he did not receive a posthumous title.^[1]

Fuchu usurped the throne in 227 BC after he murdered his younger half-brother King Ai of Chu. In 223 BC he was captured and deposed by the army of Qin.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Sima Qian. "楚世家 (House of Chu)". Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 March 2012.

Regnal titles
Fuchu House of Mi
Preceded by King Ai of Chu	King of Chu 227–223 BC	Succeeded by Lord Changping

v t e Monarchs of Chu

Early rulers	Jilian Yingbo Yuxiong Xiong Li Xiong Kuang

Viscounts	Xiong Yi Xiong Ai Xiong Dan Xiong Sheng Xiong Yang Xiong Qu Xiong Kang Xiong Zhi Xiong Yan (elder) Xiong Yong Xiong Yan (younger) Xiong Shuang Xiong Xun Xiong E Ruo'ao Xiao'ao Fenmao

Kings	King Wu King Wen Du'ao King Cheng King Mu King Zhuang King Gong King Kang Jia'ao King Ling Zi'ao King Ping King Zhao King Hui King Jian King Sheng King Dao King Su King Xuan King Wei King Huai King Qingxiang King Kaolie King You King Ai Fuchu Lord Changping

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Name	Fuchu
Alternative names	Xiong Fuchu
Short description	King of Chu
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