Xiong Kang

Xiong Kang
熊康
Viscount of Chu
Reign?–?
PredecessorXiong Qu
SuccessorXiong Zhi
Names
Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋)
Lineage name: Xióng (熊)
Given name: Kāng (康) or Wúkāng (毋康) or Ài (艾)
HouseMi
DynastyChu
FatherXiong Qu
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiong.

Xiong Kang (Chinese: 熊康), also called Xiong Wukang (Chinese: 熊毋康), was a ruler of the Chu state.[1]

Xiong Kang succeeded his father, Xiong Qu. The Records of the Grand Historian states that Xiong Kang died early and Xiong Qu was succeeded by Xiong Zhi.[1] However, the Xinian account in the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips records that Xiong Kang was the successor of Xiong Qu.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "40: 楚世家". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Zhonghua Shuju.
  2. ^ Ziju (子居). 清华简《楚居》解析 (in Chinese). jianbo.org. Retrieved 1 March 2012.


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