Xiong Kang (), also called Xiong Wukang (), was a ruler of the

Chu state Chu (, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BC. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou heartland and lasted during the Spring and A ...

. Xiong Kang succeeded his father,

Xiong Qu Xiong Qu () was a viscount of the Chu state. Xiong Qu succeeded his father, Xiong Yang, to the Chu throne. He was in turn succeeded by his son Xiong Kang. While the '' Records of the Grand Historian'' states that Xiong Kang died early and Xio ...

. The ''

Records of the Grand Historian The ''Shiji'', also known as ''Records of the Grand Historian'' or ''The Grand Scribe's Records'', is a Chinese historical text that is the first of the Twenty-Four Histories of imperial China. It was written during the late 2nd and early 1st ce ...

'' states that Xiong Kang died early and Xiong Qu was succeeded by

Xiong Zhi Xiong Zhi () was a ruler of the Chu state, who later became the founding monarch of the Kui (夔) state. Xiong Zhi succeeded his father, Xiong Kang, but later abdicated due to illness. His younger brother, Xiong Yan, succeeded him as ruler of ...

. However, the ''Xinian'' account in the

Tsinghua Bamboo Slips The Tsinghua Bamboo Strips () are a collection of Chinese texts dating to the Warring States period and written in ink on strips of bamboo, that were acquired in 2008 by Tsinghua University, China. The texts were obtained by illegal excavation, ...

records that Xiong Kang was the successor of Xiong Qu.

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