Ancient China · Ruler

King Hui of Chu 楚惠王

Chu Huiwang

Attested BC 479 - BC 445

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Hui of Chu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 445 楚惠王之四十四年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 174
BC 479 楚惠王滅陳
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 170

Events and relationships

Destroyed Chen
BC 479 湣公十五年，楚惠王滅陳 · Military · Conqueror · At Chen 陳
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 170, 177
Destroyed Qi
BC 445 楚惠王之四十四年，滅杞 · Military · Conqueror · At Qi 杞
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 174, 178, 196

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 36Houses of Chen and Qi · 5 passages

湣公十五年，楚惠王滅陳。 In the fifteenth year of Duke Min's reign, King Hui of Chu destroyed Chen.

立一年，楚惠王之四十四年，滅杞。 He reigned for one year. In the forty-fourth year of King Hui of Chu's reign, they destroyed Qi.

舜之後，周武王封之陳，至楚惠王滅之，有世家言。 Shun's descendants were enfeoffed by King Wu of Zhou in the state of Chen, until King Hui of Chu destroyed them. Their story is told in the hereditary houses.

禹之後，周武王封之杞，楚惠王滅之，有世家言。 Yu's descendants were enfeoffed by King Wu of Zhou in the state of Qi, until King Hui of Chu destroyed them. Their story is told in the hereditary houses.

楚惠王滅杞，其後越王句踐興。 King Hui of Chu destroyed Qi. Later, King Gou Jian of Yue rose.