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Yingbo () was an early ruler of the ancient Chinese state that would later be known as Chu. His father was Jilian and his mother was Bi Zhui (), a granddaughter of the
Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou d ...
king Pangeng. He had a younger brother named Yuanzhong (). According to the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, Yingbo was succeeded by Xuexiong (better known as Yuxiong). However, Sima Qian's '' Records of the Grand Historian'' recorded the name of Jilian's son as Fuju (), and Xuexiong as Fuju's son. The exact relationship between Yingbo, Fuju, and Xuexiong/Yuxiong is unclear.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yingbo Monarchs of Chu (state) Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown