See also titles of rulers. Wu 吳 Although the "Great Count" (Wu Taibo) 吳太伯, an uncle of King Zhou Wenwang 周文王 is the ancestor of the rulers of Wu, Zhouzhang 周章 was the first to be enfeoffed as sovereign of the territory of the southern part of modern Jiangsu province. During the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) 春秋 period Wu was famous for its bronze weapons, and the kings Shoumeng 壽夢 and Helü 闔 閭 (or Helu 闔廬) were often powerful enough to beat the mighty kingdom of Chu 楚. King Fucha 夫差 could defeat the state of Yue 越 and became one of the five hegemons (wuba 五霸) of the Spring and Autumn epoch. He was the first to construct a canal from the Yangtse River (Changjiang) 長江 to the River Huai 淮, a waterway that should later become a part of the imperial canal. In 473 Wu was destroyed by the state of Yue south of it. The name of the old state of Wu was many times used for the fiefdoms of imperial princes, as state name for one of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo) 三國, and for one of the Ten States (Shiguo) 十國 of the south after the collapse of Tang 唐. A further state of these ten even combined the name of old Wu and Yue. Rulers of Wu 吳 Capitals: Fanli 蕃離 (Meili 梅里; near modern Suzhou 蘇州/Jiangsu), Gansui 干隧 (modern Suzhou) Taibo "The Great Count", Ruler of Wu 太伯 (or 泰伯) Zhongyong, Ruler of Wu 仲雍 Jijian, Ruler of Wu 季簡 Shuda, Ruler of Wu 叔達 Zhouzhang 周章 Xiongsui, Ruler of Wu 熊遂 Kexiang, Ruler of Wu 柯相 Qiangjuyi, Ruler of Wu 彊鳩夷 Yuqiao Yiwu, Ruler of Wu 餘橋疑吾 Kelu, Ruler of Wu 柯盧 Zhouyao, Ruler of Wu 周繇 Quyu, Ruler of Wu 屈羽 Yiwu, Ruler of Wu 夷吾 Qinchu, Ruler of Wu 禽處 Lord Zhuan, Ruler of Wu 君轉 Pogao, Ruler of Wu 頗高 Goubei, Ruler of Wu 句卑 Quqi, Ruler of Wu 去齊 Shoumeng, King of Wu 吳壽夢 (personal name Ji Cheng 姬乘) 585-561 Zhufan, King of Wu 吳諸樊 (Ji E 姬遏) 560-548 Yuji, King of Wu 吳餘祭 547-531 Yumei, King of Wu 吳餘昧 530-527 Liao, King of Wu 吳僚 526-514 Helü, King of Wu 吳 闔 閭 (or Helu 闔廬, Ji Guang 姬光) 514-496 Fucha, King of Wu 吳王夫差 473 Wu destroyed by Yue 495-473 Yue 越 Yue was a Non-Chinese state of the southeast that significantly shaped the history of the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) 春秋 period. The rulers of Yue are said to be descendants of the mythical Xia 夏 Dynasty with the surname Si 姒 or Yu 芋. Their first ancestor Wuyu 無餘, a son of King Shaokang 少康, was enfeoffed as viscount (zi 子) of Guiji 會稽. Yue often fought in alliances with Chu 楚 against Wu 吳 and finally destroyed Wu. Yue thus occupied the whole southeast of China, the modern provinces Jiangsu and Zhejiang, only to be swallowed by Chu 150 years later. The name of the old state of Yue was many times used for the fiefdoms of imperial princes, and in combination with Wu for one of the Ten States (Shiguo) 十國 of the south after the collapse of Tang 唐. Rulers of Yue 越 Capitals: Guiji 會稽 (modern Shaoxing 紹興/Zhejiang), Langye 琅邪 (near modern Jiaonan 膠南/Shandong), Wu 吳 (modern Suzhou 蘇州/Jiangsu) Yunchang, King of Yue 越王允常 Goujian, King of Yue 越王句踐 (personal name Si Tanzhi 姒菼執) 496-465 Luying, King of Yue 越王鹿郢 (Si Shiyu 姒鼫與) 465-459 Bushou, King of Yue 越王不壽 (Si Yugu 姒育姑) 459-449 Weng, King of Yue 越王翁 (Si Zhugou 姒朱句) 449-412 Yi, King of Yue 越王翳 412-376 Zhihou, King of Yue 越王之侯(Si Zhuqi 姒諸咎) 376-375 Chuwuyu, King of Yue 越王初無余 (Si Mang'an 姒莽安) 375-365 Wuzhuan, King of Yue 越王無顓 (Si Tanzhumao 姒菼蠋卯) 365-357 Wuqiang, King of Yue 越王無彊 333 Yue conquered by Chu and Qi 357-333

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