King You of Chu (, died 228 BC) was from 237 to 228 BC the 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

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of ancient China. He was born Xiong Han () and King You was his posthumous title. He succeeded his father

King Kaolie of Chu King Kaolie of Chu (, died 238 BC) was the king of the state of Chu from 262 BC to 238 BC during the late Warring States period of ancient China. He was born Xiong Yuan () or Xiong Wan (), and King Kaolie was his posthumous title. King Kaolie ...

and during his reign You's maternal uncle

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() served as prime minister. In 235 BCE, after an attack on the State of Zhao, troops from the states of

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and

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united to attack Chu but suffered a defeat. In March 228 BCE, King You of Chu died and was succeeded by his younger brother Xiong You, who would later be styled King Ai of Chu. It is rumoured that King You of Chu was actually the illegitimate son of

Lord Chunshen Lord Chunshen (; died 238 BC), born Huang Xie (),was a Chinese military general and politician. He served as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Chu during the late Warring States period of ancient China. He was one of the Four Lords of the Wa ...

. In the 1930s his tomb at

Shou County Shou County or Shouxian () is a county in the north-central part of Anhui Province, China, and is located on the southern (right) bank of the Huai River. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city A prefectur ...

, Anhui Province was destroyed by warlords, and many artifacts were dispersed, but a great bronze cauldron or

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called 楚大鼎 was preserved and is on display in Anhui Museum.Beiträge zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Archäologie, Volume 11. p.111.

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