Xiong Yong (, died 838 BC) was from 847 to 838 BC the 10th viscount of the state of Chu during the

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of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of

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first granted to his ancestor

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. Xiong Yong succeeded his father, the elder Xiong Yan, who died in 848 BC. He died after 10 years of reign and was succeeded by his younger brother, the younger Xiong Yan.

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Monarchs of Chu (state) 9th-century BC Chinese monarchs 838 BC deaths Year of birth unknown {{China-royal-stub