Chu State is the country with the most wise rulers among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period and the largest country. In the eight hundred years of history of Chu, there were sixteen wise monarchs in Chu, which were more than the emperors of a unified dynasty in . It was also under the leadership of these sixteen wise monarchs that Chu became stronger and became one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.
Today let’s take a look at the sixteen wise monarchs who appeared in Chu State.
1. Xiong Ai
Achievement: defeated King Zhao of Zhou twice, causing the Western Zhou Dynasty to decline and making the Chu State become stronger.
2. Xiongqu
Achievement: Attack Yongguo , Yangyue , Eguo , promote the Chu power to Jianghan Plain , control the copper mines in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and make the Chu gradually flourish.
3. King Li of Chu Xiong Feng
Achievement: expand territory, conquer Xingxi, and further enhance the strength of Chu.
4. King Wu of Chu Xiong Tong
achievement: After the merger of the state of power, the state of power was set up as a county - Quan County , pursued an iron-fisted policy, dared to act, and left the clear and peaceful Jianghan Plain and a set of state machines that had begun to take shape. The state of Chu became strong as a result.
5. King Wen of Chu Xiong Leung
Achievement: defeated Quan, Luo, Deng, Jian, Shen, Huang and other countries, destroyed Xi and Deng countries, improved the county system of Chu, moved its capital to Ying, opened up a channel for the north to enter the Central Plains, and laid a solid foundation for the Chu State to go north to compete for hegemony.
6. King Cheng of Chu Xiong Yun
achievement: Give good deeds, cultivate good deeds with the princes, send people to pay tribute to the Zhou emperor to consolidate the throne, and at the same time, use the order of the Zhou emperor to suppress all ethnic groups in Yiyue. By destroying Er, Gu, Zhuan, Xian, Huang, Ying, Jiang, Dao, Bai, Fang, Zhen, Kui and other countries, the territory of Chu was expanded thousands of miles away. Defeat , Song , and Chu ruled from then on to dominate the Central Plains.
7. King Mu of Chu Xiong Shangchen
Achievement: Change the disadvantage of Chu State after the Battle of Chengpu. Attacked Zheng State , forcing Zheng State and Chu State to seek peace, attack Chen State, captured Huqiu, quell the rebellion of Dou Yixi and Zhonggui, captured Shu State and the king of Zong State, attacked Chao State, and successively destroyed Jiang State , Liu State, Liao State and other countries, and further controlled Jianghuai region .
8. Chu Zhuangwang Xiongliu
Achievement: Politically reused Wu Ju , Su Cong, Sun Shuao and other loyal and straight ministers. Economically, the construction of "Qi Si Bei" is prohibited, and large money is restored to the use of small money. In terms of culture, boldly integrate China and "transform Xia into Yi". The military suppression of the Ruoao family was destroyed, the Xiao Kingdom, the Yong Kingdom, the Shu Kingdom, and the Chen Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom. The State of Chu achieved the realization of the Yellow River , and won the Central Plains, ranking one of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period.
9. King Chu Kang Xiong Zhao
Achievement: Politically regulate administrative management, military management, and the Ma political management system, crack down on the autocracy of the doctors, and strengthen the royal power. The reform of "measures and taxes" will be implemented in the economy. Military destruction of Shujiu and defeated Wu and Zheng. It lifted the powerful military threats from the northern Central Plains countries to themselves, and together with the king of Jin, the king of Jin Ding Gong, , and took the throne of the overlord of the Central Plains.
10. King Zhao of Chu Xiong Zhen
Achievement: After the Battle of Baiju , the capital was moved to Zaiying, reform politics, and stabilize the Chu State. The Tang, Dun, Hu, and Yihu were destroyed, and the Wu State was defeated, and the Chu State's national power was revived.
11. King Hui of Chu Xiong Zhang
Achievement: Reuse Zixi, Ziqi, Zilu and others internally, reform politics, rest with the people, develop production, so that the state of Chu can quickly recover and quell the rebellion of Bai Gongsheng . The Chen Kingdom, Cai Kingdom, , Qi Kingdom, and expanded the territory of Chu to the areas of East China Sea , Huaihai , and Sishui , becoming a powerful tyrant.
12. Chu Daowang Bear
Achievements: Appoint Wu Qi to reform , reduce the privileges of the great nobles, from streamlining institutions, eliminating redundant personnel, actively developing remote areas, and reforming the military system. Conquered the Baiyue tribe, regained the land occupied by the Sanjin in the northern states of Chen and Cai, and defeated the Qin . It turned the Chu State from a poor and weak country to a rich and powerful country.
13. King Xuan of Chu Xiong Liangfu
Achievement: Persist in the internal cession and rest the civilians, maintain their strength, and do not attack easily. Insight into the situation from the outside world, seized the favorable opportunity, and vigorously joined the ranks of the annexation war, conquered cities and territories, and opened up territories, which made the Chu State the most powerful situation in during the Warring States Period, laying a solid foundation for King Wei of Chu and King Huai of Chu in the later war of hegemony.
14. King Wei of Chu Xiong Shang
Achievement: Inheriting his father, King Xuan of Chu, rescued Zhao and attacked Wei and explored Bashu, defeated Yue Kingdom and Bashu, and expanded Chu's power to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Jianghuai region. It brought Chu to the peak of the Warring States Period.
15. King Chu Huai Xiong Huai
Achievement: politically appoint talents such as Zhaoyang , Jin Shang, Shangguan Du , Qu Yuan . The Maritime Silk Road was opened up in economic terms and carried out economic exchanges with some countries in West and South Asia. Military defeat of Wei and destroy Yue. It once made the territory of Chu the largest country in the world at that time.
Negligence: In the late reign, he bullied Qin several times, resulting in the loss of troops and generals. Chu State defeated Danyang and Lantian, and its territory was lost, causing Chu State to embark on the road of decline.
16.King of Chu Qingxiang Xiong
Achievement: In the later period of his reign, he reused the wise minister Zhuang Xin , collected soldiers from the eastern region, and recovered the fifteen towns along the Yangtze River that the Qin State captured by the Qin State. To a certain extent, the losses caused to the country and the people caused by one's own fault were saved.
Negligence: In the early stage of reign, he was foolish and incompetent, arrogant and extravagant, appoint villains, expelled Qu Yuan, and sought peace with Qin, resulting in the capital Yingdu being defeated by Bai Qi.
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