Xiong Kang

Xiong Kang
熊康
Viscount of Chu
Reign?–?
PredecessorXiong Qu
SuccessorXiong Zhi
Names
Ancestral name: Mǐ (羋)
Lineage name: Xióng (熊)
Given name: Kāng (康) or Wúkāng (毋康) or Ài (艾)
HouseMi
DynastyChu
FatherXiong Qu

Xiong Kang (Chinese: 熊康), also called Xiong Wukang (Chinese: 熊毋康), was a ruler of the Chu state.

Xiong Kang succeeded his father, Xiong Qu. The Records of the Grand Historian states that Xiong Kang died early and Xiong Qu was succeeded by Xiong Zhi. However, the Xinian account in the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips records that Xiong Kang was the successor of Xiong Qu.