Du'ao

Du'ao (Chinese: 堵敖 or 杜敖), also known as Zhuang'ao (Chinese: 莊敖), personal name Xiong Jian, was a king of the Chu state, reigning from 676 BC to 672 BC.^[1]

Du'ao 堵敖
King of Chu
Reign	676–672 BC
Predecessor	King Wen
Successor	King Cheng
Died	672 BC
Names Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋) Lineage name: Xióng (熊) Given name: Jiān (艱 or 囏)
House	Mi
Dynasty	Chu
Father	King Wen

Du'ao succeeded his father, King Wen, to the Chu throne. In 672 BC, he attempted to kill his younger brother, Xiong Yun (King Cheng), who escaped to the Sui state. Xiong Yun attacked and killed Du'ao with the help of Sui, and ascended the throne of Chu thereafter.^[1]