Xiong Yang [SEP] noble title
Xiong Yang
Xiong Yang () was the fifth viscount of the state of Chu during the early Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) of ancient China. Like other early Chu rulers, he held the hereditary noble rank of viscount first granted to his great-grandfather Xiong Yi by King Cheng of Zhou. Xiong Yang was the younger son of Xiong Dan and succeeded his older brother Xiong Sheng. He was succeeded by his son Xiong Qu.
熊䵣), ruled BCE: son of Xiong Ai, defeated King Mu of Zhou
5. Xiong Sheng (熊勝), son of Xiong Dan
6. Xiong Yang (熊楊), younger brother of Xiong Sheng
7. Xiong Qu (熊渠), son of Xiong Yang, gave the title king to his three sons
8. Xiong Kang (熊康), son of Xiong Qu. "Shiji" says Xiong Kang died early without ascending the throne, but the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips recorded him as