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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 .
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 ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Xiong Yi is the personal name of: Xiong Yi (11th century BC), ruler of ...
Yi (易), Yick, or Yik is a Chinese surname. A 2013 study found that it was the 114th most-common name, shared by 1.75 million people, or 0.130% of the population, with the largest province being Hunan .
Hundred Family Surnames poem written in Chinese characters and Phagspa script, from Shilin Guangji written by Chen Yuanjing in the Yuan dynasty. The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, [1] also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, [2] is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames.
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]
Yuxiong died during the reign of King Wen of Zhou, and was succeeded by his son Xiong Li.After Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty, King Wen's grandson King Cheng of Zhou (reigned 1042–1021 BC) awarded Yuxiong's great-grandson Xiong Yi the hereditary title of zĭ (子, roughly "viscount") and the fiefdom of Chu, which in the ensuing centuries developed into one of the most powerful kingdoms of ...
This is known as (溫酒斬華雄), which roughly translates to 'Slaying Hua Xiong over a warm wine'. In recorded history, Hua Xiong was defeated and killed in a battle at Yangren (陽人; believed to be near present-day Wenquan, Ruzhou, Henan) against Sun Jian. Zu Mao was mentioned to lure away Dong Zhuo's army by wearing Sun Jian's red scarf ...