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Chu (state)

Southern Chinese state (c. 1030–223 BCE) during the Zhou dynasty and Warring States Period

36 dated entries naming Chu (state), drawn from 33 separate years between 800 BCE and 192 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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8th century BC

  • 800 BCE800 BC—Xiong Xun, monarch of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou dynasty of ancient China.source

7th century BC

6th century BC

  • 600 BCEKing Gong of Chu, king of the Chinese state of Chusource
  • 560 BCEKing Gong of Chu, Chinese king of Chusource
  • 546 BCEJin and Chu agreed to the truce of Mibing, ending their constant military engagement.source
  • 516 BCEKing Ping of Chu, King of the state of Chu from 528 to 516 BCsource
  • 512 BCEThe State of Xu is disestablished following attacks by the states of Wu and Chu.source

5th century BC

  • 484 BCEWu Zixu, political advisor from Chu who has been employed at the court of the State of Wu during the reign of King Helü of Wu; all Chinese people with the surname Wu consider him their first ancestor (born 526 BC)source
  • 433 BCEZeng Hou Yi, marquis of the state of Zeng, subordinate to Chusource
  • 432 BCEThe Chinese Marquis Yi of Zeng is buried (approximate date) with lavish tomb items including a 65 set of bronze bells (bianzhong) with five octave musical scale and two musical tones that can be produced by each bell. Marquis Yi was from the State of Chu during the Warring States phase of the Zhou dynasty.source

4th century BC

  • 381 BCEKing Dao of Chu, Chinese king of the state of Chu (unknown birth)source
  • 381 BCEWu Qi, Chinese military general, Prime Minister of the State of Chu, also a servant of the State of Lu (born in Wei, 440 BC)source
  • 340 BCEXuan of Chu, Chinese king of Chu (Warring States Period)source
  • 338 BCEXuan, Chinese queen dowager of Chu (d. 265 BC)source
  • 316 BCEKing Hui of Qin decides, on the advice of General Sima Cuo, to invade and annex the ancient states of Ba and Shu in Sichuan, in order to increase Qin's agricultural output and obtain a strategic platform from which to defeat the state of Chu.source

3rd century BC

  • 299 BCEThe State of Qin annexes eight cities of the state of Chu. Chu then sends an envoy to ask the King of Huai to go to Qin to negotiate peace. Qu Yuan risks his life to go up to the court to persuade the King of Huai not to go to the negotiation.source
  • 278 BCEQu Yuan, Chinese poet from southern Chu who lived during the Warring States period. His works are mostly found in an anthology of poetry known as Chu Ci (b. c. 340 BC)source
  • 265 BCEXuan, Chinese queen dowager of Chu (b. 338 BC)source
  • 263 BCEQingxiang of Chu, Chinese king of Chu (Warring States Period)source
  • 241 BCEFive of the seven major warring states: Chu, Zhao, Wei, Yan, and Han, form an alliance to fight the rising power of Qin. King Kaolie of Chu is named the leader of the alliance, and Lord Chunshen the military commander, with Pang Nuan of Zhao also serving as a general. The coalition penetrates as far as the Qin town of Zui, west of the strategic Hangu Pass and in the Qin heartland of Guanzhong, but they are defeated. Afterwards, Chu moves its capital east to Shouchun, further away from the threat of Qin. Qin counterattacks, sacking the Wei city of Chaoge.source
  • 238 BCEKaolie of Chu, Chinese king of the Chu Statesource
  • 228 BCEAi of Chu, king of the Chu State (Warring States Period)source
  • 224 BCEQin begins the invasion of Chu. Initially, the Qin generals Li Xin and Meng Tian capture several cities and defeat the Chu army.source
  • 223 BCEThe Qin generals Wang Jian and Meng Wu defeat the Chu general Xiang Yan and the king of Chu, Lord Changping. Lord Changping is killed, and Xiang Yan commits suicide soon afterwards.source
  • 223 BCELord Changping, the last king of Chu, one of the Seven Warring States in ancient China.source
  • 209 BCEThe rebels restore the monarchies of Chu, Qi, Yan, Zhao, Wei and (in 208) Han.source
  • 207 BCEThe Chu rebel Xiang Yu defeats the Qin general Zhang Han in the Battle of Julu and becomes the leader of the rebellion against the Qin dynasty.source
  • 206 BCEYi (or Huai II), Chinese ruler of the Chu Statesource
  • 204 BCEHan Xin completes the conquest of Zhao and receives the surrender of Yan. He captures the Zhao capital of Handan and defeats Chu relief forces sent by Xiang Yu.source
  • 203 BCEAfter Xiang Yu fails to persuade Han Xin to remain neutral, Han Xin and Liu Bang launch a five-pronged invasion of Chu. They decisively defeat Xiang Yu in the Battle of Chen and the Battle of Gaixia.source
  • 202 BCELiu Bang appoints Han Xin the king of Chu, but he deposes him later in the year after accusing him of disloyalty.source

2nd century BC

  • 192 BCEXiang Bo, Chinese nobleman of the Chu State (Seven Kingdoms)source

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