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Xiong Yan (elder)
Viscount of Chu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xiong Yan (Chinese: 熊延) was a ruler of the Chu state.[1]
Xiong Yan succeeded his older brother, Xiong Zhi, who abdicated due to illness.[2] The Records of the Grand Historian states that he killed Xiong Zhi and usurped the throne,[1] but this account is contradicted by Zuo Zhuan and Guoyu.[2]
Xiong Yan died in 847 BC and was succeeded by his elder son, Xiong Yong. His younger son, Xiong Yan (熊嚴; different name with identical romanisation when tone marks are excluded), ascended the throne after Xiong Yong's death.[1]
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