Fuchu, King of Chu (), clan name Xiong, () was from 227 to 223 BC the last king of the state of

Chu Chu or CHU may refer to: Chinese history * Chu (state) (c. 1030 BC–223 BC), a state during the Zhou dynasty * Western Chu (206 BC–202 BC), a state founded and ruled by Xiang Yu * Chu Kingdom (Han dynasty) (201 BC–70 AD), a kingdom of the Ha ...

during the late Warring States period of ancient China (though sources argue that Lord Changping was the last king of Chu). Fuchu was his given name and he did not receive a posthumous title. 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 Qin may refer to: Dynasties and states * Qin (state) (秦), a major state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China * Qin dynasty (秦), founded by the Qin state in 221 BC and ended in 206 BC * Daqin (大秦), ancient Chinese name for the Roman Emp ...

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Monarchs of Chu (state) Chinese kings 3rd-century BC Chinese monarchs Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{China-royal-stub