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King Qingxiang of Chu
Warring States king of Chu, son of King Huai, under whom Qin's Bai Qi took the capital Ying and forced Chu to move east to Chen.
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as King Xiang of Chu · Xiong Heng · Crown Prince Heng
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
King Qingxiang of Chu, personal name Xiong Heng, was the son of King Huai and took the throne in 298 BCE after his father was detained in Qin. Swayed by the slanders of the chief minister Zilan and other courtiers, he banished Qu Yuan. In 278 BCE the Qin general Bai Qi sacked the capital Ying, and Chu moved its seat to Chen, entering a long decline. He died in 263 BCE. He is the king addressed in Song Yu's Rhapsody on the Wind and Reply to the King of Chu, and appears in the Shiji biography of Qu Yuan.
Life and times
Dates Birth year unknown; died 263 BCE; reigned 298–263 BCE