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Xiong Yi (Chinese: 熊繹; pinyin: Xióng Yì, reigned 11th century BC) was an early ruler and first vassal lord of the State of Chu during early Zhou dynasty of ancient China. Son of Xiong Kuang , he was traditionally ascribed descent from the Yellow Emperor and Zhuanxu through his great-grandfather Yuxiong .
The King Cheng of Zhou (r. 1042– 1021 BC) then appointed Xiong Yi, Yuxiong's great-grandson, viscount of the fief of Chu. [3] More likely, the clan name is a calque of a non-Sinitic dynasty, with modern scholarship believing the character 芈 was used to transcribe a Kam–Tai word also meaning "bear". [4]
Xiong Yi is the personal name of: Xiong Yi (11th century BC), ruler of Chu; Ruo'ao (died 764 BC), ruler of Chu; King Dao of Chu (died 381 BC), ruler of Chu
King Hui then granted him the titles of prime minister, marshal, and Duke of Ye (葉公). [6] In Zhou dynasty China, noble families usually had two surnames: clan name (氏) and lineage name (姓). Shen Zhuliang, from a cadet branch of the ruling house of Chu, shared the lineage name of Mi (芈) of the Chu kings. He also inherited the clan name ...
Chinese names also form the basis for many common Cambodian, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese surnames, and to an extent, Filipino surnames in both translation and transliteration into those languages. The conception of China as consisting of the "old hundred families" (Chinese: 老百姓; pinyin: Lǎo Bǎi Xìng; lit.
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