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- The Chu rulers were at least somewhat distinctive in their nomenclature; the rulers referred to themselves as “kings” (wang 王), rather than as one or another of the Zhou titles of nobility (gong 剬, hou 侯, bo 佰, zi 子, and nan 男); in Zhou usage the title wang was reserved for the Zhou ruler alone.
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Chu (Chinese: 楚; pinyin: Chǔ; Wade–Giles: Ch'u, [2] Old Chinese: *s-r̥aʔ [3]) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted during the Spring and Autumn period.
Chu was one of the first states to break with the established custom and give its rulers the title of wang, or “king,” thus removing any pretense of overall Zhou suzerainty.
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The ruling house of Chu derived its descendancy from the mythical Emperor Zhuan Xu 顓頊, himself being a grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝. Zhuan Xu's great-grandson Zhong Li 重黎 was the minister for fire (huo zheng 火正) of the mythical Emperor Di Ku 帝嚳. For his merits earned in office, Zhong Li was bestowed the name of Zhu Rong 祝融. He was sent out to ...
King Ling was able to assemble the regional rulers and to take over the lead as a factual hegemon of the regional states. Minister Wu Ju warned the king to become over-confident in his superior role, yet King Ling commanded the regional states in a campaign against the state of Wu 吳. Qing Feng 慶封, the commander of the troops of Wu, was kept prisone...
When King Wei died, the state of Wei used this opportunity and conquered part of its northern territory. King Wei's successor was his son Prince Guai 槐, posthumously known as King Huai 楚懷王 (r. 329-299). In 323 BCE he took revenge and attacked the territory of Wei, seizing eight counties. The next military target was the state of Qi, yet at that tim...
Indeed, records describe Zhou kings launching campaigns to conquer Chu, indicating Chu was a distinct political entity at this time. This semi-indepedent status was re-affirmed in 704 BCE, as the rulers of Chu declared themselves kings (王), claiming equal title to the King of Zhou.
Mar 19, 2016 · The kingdom of Chu was one of the Ten States 十國 (902-979) that controlled southern China during the first half of the ninth century, the so-called Five Dynasties period 五代 (907-960). It is also called Ma-Chu 馬楚, in order to discern it from other polities called Chu.
Nov 10, 2020 · The Chu rulers were at least somewhat distinctive in their nomenclature; the rulers referred to themselves as “kings” (wang 王), rather than as one or another of the Zhou titles of nobility (gong 剬, hou 侯, bo 佰, zi 子, and nan 男); in Zhou usage the title wang was reserved for the Zhou ruler alone.
the begin, the rulers of the region of modern Hubei province called themselves king (wang 王) and thereby took the same position as the kings of Zhou and challenged the position of the Zhou kings. King Zhou Zhaowang 周昭王 died during a military campaign against Chu.
