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King Cheng of Chu

r. 671–626 BCE · 7th century BCE

King Cheng of Chu ruled the southern Chinese state of Chu from 671 to 626 BCE. A son of King Wen of Chu and Xi Gui, the captured lady of Xi, he expanded Chu's power north towards the central plain until his army was defeated by Jin at Chengpu in 632 BCE. He was forced to kill himself in 626 BCE by his son, the future King Mu.

King Cheng of Chu
Image: Yuan Fuying 阮福影 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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State of Xi

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