clan_name title given_name family_name article_title name reign
xióng -lrb- 熊 -rrb- king of chu hàn -lrb- 悍 -rrb- mǐ -lrb- 羋 -rrb- king you of chu
 xiong han 237 & ndash ; 228 bc
king you of chu

king you of chu -lrb- , died 228 bc -rrb- was from 237 to 228 bc the king of the state of chu during the late warring states period of ancient china .
he was born xiong han -lrb- -rrb- and king you was his posthumous title .
he succeeded his father king kaolie of chu and during his reign you 's maternal uncle li yuan -lrb- 李园 -rrb- served as prime minister .
in 235 bce , after an attack on the state of zhao , troops from the states of qin and wei united to attack chu but suffered a defeat .
in march 228 bce , king you of chu died and was succeeded by his younger brother xiong you , who would later be styled king ai of chu .
it is rumoured that king you of chu was actually the illegitimate son of lord chunshen .
in the 1930s his tomb at shou county , anhui province was destroyed by warlords , and many artifacts were dispersed , but a great bronze cauldron or ding called 楚大鼎 was preserved and is on display in anhui museum .
