Xiong Qu

Xiong Qu (Chinese: 熊渠) was a viscount of the Chu state.

Xiong Qu 熊渠
Viscount of Chu
Reign	?–?
Predecessor	Xiong Yang
Successor	Xiong Kang
Issue	Xiong Kang Xiong Zhi Xiong Yan
Names Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋) Lineage name: Xióng (熊) Given name: Qú (渠)
House	Mi
Dynasty	Chu
Father	Xiong Yang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiong.

Xiong Qu succeeded his father, Xiong Yang, to the Chu throne.^[1] He was in turn succeeded by his son Xiong Kang. While the Records of the Grand Historian states that Xiong Kang died early and Xiong Qu was succeeded by Xiong Zhi,^[1] this contradicts with the record of the unearthed Tsinghua Bamboo Slips, which states that Xiong Qu was succeeded by Xiong Kang.^[2]