Chu () (Xiong Zhao 熊招) ruled 559–545 BCE: son of King Gong Jia'ao () (Xiong Yuan 熊員) ruled 544–541 BCE: son of King Kang, murdered by his uncle, the future King Ling. King Ling of Chu () (Xiong Wei 熊圍, changed to Xiong Qian 熊虔) ruled 540–529 BCE: uncle of Jia'ao and younger brother of King Kang, overthrown by his younger brothers and committed suicide. Zi'ao () (Xiong Bi 熊比) ruled 529 BCE (less than 20 days): younger brother of King Ling, committed suicide. King Ping of Chu () (Xiong Qiji 熊弃疾, changed to Xiong Ju 熊居) ruled 528–516 BCE: younger brother of Zi'ao, tricked Zi'ao into committing suicide. King Zhao of Chu () (Xiong Zhen 熊珍) ruled 515–489 BCE: son of King Ping. The State of Wu captured the capital Ying and he fled to the State of Sui. King Hui of Chu () (Xiong Zhang 熊章) ruled 488–432 BCE: son of King Zhao. He conquered the states of Cai and Chen. The year before he died, Marquis Yi of Zeng died, so he made a commemorative bell and attended the Marquis's funeral at Suizhou. King Jian of Chu () (Xiong Zhong 熊中) ruled 431–408 BCE: son of King Hui King Sheng of Chu () (Xiong Dang 熊當) ruled 407–402 BCE: son of King Jian King Dao of Chu () (Xiong Yi 熊疑) ruled 401–381 BCE: son of King Sheng. He made Wu Qi chancellor and reformed the Chu government and army. King Su of Chu () (Xiong Zang 熊臧) ruled 380–370 BCE: son of King Dao King Xuan of Chu () (Xiong Liangfu 熊良夫) ruled 369–340 BCE: brother of King Su. Defeated and annexed the Zuo state around 348 BCE. King Wei of Chu () (Xiong Shang 熊商) ruled 339–329 BCE: son of King Xuan. Defeated and partitioned the Yue state with Qi state. King Huai of Chu () (Xiong Huai 熊槐) ruled 328–299 BCE: son of King Wei, was tricked and held hostage by the State of Qin until death in 296 BC King Qingxiang of Chu () (Xiong Heng 熊橫) ruled 298–263 BCE: son of King Huai. As a prince, one of his elderly tutors was buried at the site of the Guodian Chu Slips in Hubei. The Chu capital of Ying was captured and sacked by Qin. King Kaolie of Chu () (Xiong Yuan 熊元) ruled 262–238 BCE: son of King Qingxiang. Moved capital to