Xiong E (, died 791 BC) was from 799 to 791 BC the monarch of the state of
Chu during the
Western Zhou Dynasty
The Western Zhou ( zh, c=, p=Xīzhōu; c. 1045 BC – 771 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when the Quanrong nomad ...
of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of
viscount
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In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...
first granted to his ancestor
Xiong Yi
Xiong Yi (, reigned 11th century BC) was the first viscount and an early ruler of the State of Chu during early Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. Son of Xiong Kuang, he was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and Zhuanxu through his great-grandfathe ...
by
King Cheng of Zhou
King Cheng of Zhou (), personal name Ji Song (姬誦), was the second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE. His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜).
King Cheng w ...
.
Xiong E succeeded his father
Xiong Xun
Xiong Xun (, died 800 BC) was from 821 to 800 BC the monarch of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of viscount first granted to his ancestor Xiong Yi ...
, who died in 800 BC. He died after nine years of reign and was succeeded by his son
Ruo'ao
Ruo'ao (, died 764 BC) was from 790 to 764 BC the monarch of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. Born Xiong Yi (), he was the first Chu ruler to be given a posthumous title.
Like other early Chu rulers, Ruo'ao he ...
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Monarchs of Chu (state)
8th-century BC Chinese monarchs
791 BC deaths
Year of birth unknown