Fuchu of Chu

Names
	Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋); Lineage name: Xióng (熊); Given name: Fùchú (負芻)

Xiong Fuchu
熊負芻
Xiong Fuchu; 熊負芻
King of Chu
Reign	227–223 BC
Predecessor	King Ai
Successor	Xiong Qi
Names
Names
	Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋); Lineage name: Xióng (熊); Given name: Fùchú (負芻)
House	Mi
Dynasty	Chu
Father	King Kaolie or King Qingxiang (disputed)

Xiong Fuchu, commonly known as "Fuchu, King of Chu" (Chinese: 楚王負芻), was from 227 BC to 223 BC the ruler of the Chu state.¹

Xiong Fuchu usurped the throne in 227 BC after he murdered his younger half-brother, King Ai. In 223 BC he was captured and deposed by the army of the invading Qin state.¹

References

Sima Qian. "楚世家 (House of Chu)". Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

[shiji-1] Sima Qian. "楚世家 (House of Chu)". Records of the Grand Historian (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

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