Ruo'ao (, died 764 BC) was from 790 to 764 BC the monarch of the state of Chu during the

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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 held the hereditary noble rank that was first granted to his ancestor Xiong Yi (熊繹, identical romanisation but different Chinese characters), by

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. Ruo'ao succeeded his father Xiong E, who died in 791 BC. He reigned for 27 years and was succeeded by his son Xiao'ao.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruoao Monarchs of Chu (state) 8th-century BC Chinese monarchs 760s BC deaths Year of birth unknown