Xiong Yan (elder)

Not to be confused with Xiong Yan (younger).
Xiong Yan
熊延
Viscount of Chu
Reign?–847 BC
PredecessorXiong Zhi
SuccessorXiong Yong
Died847 BC
IssueXiong Yong
Xiong Yan
Names
Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋)
Lineage name: Xióng (熊)
Given name: Yán (延) or Zhící (執疵) or Zhìxiá (摯瑕)
HouseMi
DynastyChu
FatherXiong Qu
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiong.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "40: 楚世家". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Zhonghua Shuju.
  2. ^ a b Ziju (子居). 清华简《楚居》解析 (in Chinese). jianbo.org. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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