Xiong Yan (, died 848 BC) was the ninth viscount of the state of Chu during the

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Dynasty 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 Yan succeeded his older brother

Xiong Zhi Xiong Zhi () was the eighth 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 ancestor Xiong Yi by King C ...

, who abdicated due to illness. The ''

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'' (''Shiji'') says that he killed Xiong Zhi and usurped the throne, but this account is contradicted by earlier history books '' Zuo Zhuan'' and '' Guoyu''. Xiong Yan died in 848 BC and was succeeded by his elder son Xiong Yong. His younger son, also Xiong Yan (熊嚴, different in Chinese characters), ascended the throne after Xiong Yong's death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xiong, Yan Monarchs of Chu (state) 848 BC deaths Year of birth unknown 9th-century BC Chinese monarchs