Du'ao

Du'ao (Chinese: 堵敖 or 杜敖), also known as Zhuang'ao (Chinese: 莊敖), personal name Xiong Jian, was a king of the Chu state, reigning from 676 BC to 672 BC.^[1]

Du'ao 堵敖
King of Chu
Reign	676–672 BC
Predecessor	King Wen
Successor	King Cheng
Died	672 BC
Names Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋) Lineage name: Xióng (熊) Given name: Jiān (艱 or 囏)
House	Mi
Dynasty	Chu
Father	King Wen

Du'ao succeeded his father, King Wen, to the Chu throne. In 672 BC, he attempted to kill his younger brother, Xiong Yun (King Cheng), who escaped to the Sui state. Xiong Yun attacked and killed Du'ao with the help of Sui, and ascended the throne of Chu thereafter.^[1]

References

1. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "楚世家". In Pei Yin (裴駰); [in Chinese] Sima Zhen; Zhang Shoujie (張守節); Zhang Wenhu (張文虎) [in Chinese] (eds.). Shiji 史記三家注 [Records of the Grand Historian] (in Literary Chinese) (annotated critical ed.). Beijing: Zhonghua Shuju.

Du'ao House of Mi  Died: 672 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King Wen of Chu	King of Chu 676–672 BC	Succeeded by King Cheng of Chu