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King Zhuang of Chu

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which Zhou possessed, a euphemism for seeking ultimate power in China, but was rebuffed. This incident gave rise to the
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After some military successes, King Zhuang attempted to usurp
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was King Zhuang. He was one of the five rulers dubbed the
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in the central plains", i.e. to have great ambitions (
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Lady Fan
Issue
King Gong of Chu
Ancestral name

Clan name

Given name

King Mu of Chu

Chinese
pinyin
Zhou dynasty
State of Chu
Spring and Autumn period
personal name
Chinese
pinyin
ancestral name
Chinese
pinyin
posthumous title
Five Hegemons
Xunzi
King Ding of Zhou
King Mu of Chu
Records of the Grand Historian
Sunshu Ao

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