Xiong Yan (basketball)
Xiong Yan may refer to: * Xiong Yan (elder) (died 848 BC), monarch of the state of Chu * Xiong Yan (younger) (died 828 BC), his son, monarch of the state of Chu *Xiong Yan (dissident) Xiong Yan (; born 1 September 1964) is a Chinese-American human rights activist, military officer, and Protestant chaplain. He was a dissident involved in 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Xiong Yan studied at Peking University Law School from 1 ...

Xiong Yan (elder)
Xiong Yan (, died 848 BC) was the ninth viscount of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou Dynasty 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 Cheng of Zhou. Xiong Yan succeeded his older brother Xiong Zhi, who abdicated due to illness. The ''Records of the Grand Historian ''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...'' (''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. References ...
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Xiong Yan (younger)
Xiong Yan (, died 828 BC) was from 837 to 828 BC the 11th viscount of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou Dynasty 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 Cheng of Zhou King Cheng of Zhou (), personal name Ji Song (姬誦), was the second king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1042–1021 BCE or 1042/35–1006 BCE. His parents were King Wu of Zhou and Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜). King Cheng wa .... Xiong Yan's father was also named Xiong Yan (熊延, different in Chinese characters), who was succeeded as the ruler of Chu by his older son Xiong Yong. Xiong Yong died in 838 BC and the younger Xiong Yan succeeded his older brother. Xiong Yan had four sons: Xiong Shuang (), Xiong Xue (), Xiong Kan (), and Xiong Xun (). When Xiong Yan died in 828 BC he was succeeded by his first son Xiong Shuang. However, when Xiong Shuang died six years later, Xiong ...
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