Xiong Dan (, reigned c. 941 BC) was the third viscount of the state of Chu during the early

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...

of ancient China. His grandfather

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-grandf ...

was

enfeoffed In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of ti ...

by King Cheng of Zhou and granted the hereditary noble rank of

viscount A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicia ...

. Xiong Dan succeeded his father

Xiong Ai Xiong Ai (, reigned c. 977 BCE) was the second viscount of the state of Chu during the early Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. He succeeded his father Xiong Yi, who was enfeoffed by King Cheng of Zhou and granted the hereditary noble rank of viscou ...

. According to the '' Bamboo Annals'', after the death of

King Zhao of Zhou King Zhao of Zhou (), personal name Jī Xiá, was the fourth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. He ruled from 977/75 BC until his death twenty years later. Famous for his disastrous war against the Chu confederation, his death in battle ended th ...

during his expedition against Chu, his son King Mu of Zhou again attacked Chu in the 37th year of his reign (941 BC) and was again defeated. It is generally believed that this happened during Xiong Dan's reign. Xiong Dan was succeeded by his son,

Xiong Sheng Xiong Sheng () was the fourth viscount of the state of Chu during the early Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of viscount first granted to his great-grandfather Xiong ...

. His younger son

Xiong Yang Xiong Yang () was the fifth viscount of the state of Chu during the early Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of viscount first granted to his great-grandfather Xiong Yi ...

also ascended the throne after Xiong Sheng's death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xiong, Dan Monarchs of Chu (state) 10th-century BC Chinese monarchs Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown