Xiong Yong (, died 838 BC) was from 847 to 838 BC the 10th viscount of the state of
Chu during the
Western Zhou Dynasty
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of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of
viscount
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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
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King Cheng w ...
.
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.
References
Monarchs of Chu (state)
9th-century BC Chinese monarchs
838 BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
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