clan_name title given_name family_name article_title name reign
xióng -lrb- 熊 -rrb- king of chu dá -lrb- 達 -rrb- mǐ -lrb- 羋 -rrb- king wu of chu
 xiong da 740 -- 690 bc
king wu of chu

king wu of chu -lrb- died 690 bc -rrb- was the first king of the state of chu during the spring and autumn period of ancient china .
he was the second son of xiao'ao , and brother of former ruler fenmao whom he is rumored to have murdered in 740 bc in order to usurp the throne .
