Xiong Qu [SEP] noble title
Xiong Qu
Xiong Qu () was the sixth 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 ancestor Xiong Yi by King Cheng of Zhou. Xiong Qu succeeded his father Xiong Yang.
He was succeeded by his son Xiong Kang. The "Records of the Grand Historian" ("Shiji") says Xiong Kang died early and Xiong Qu was succeeded by Xiong Zhi
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