Helü or Helu was king of the state of Wu from 514 to 496 BC, toward the end of the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His given name was Guang ( Chinese : 光 ); he was initially known as Prince Guang .
4-496: Prince Guang was the son of King Yumei, and the nephew of King Liao . He welcomed the Chu exile Wu Zixu into his entourage and, when he sought to usurp the throne of Wu, was introduced by him to Zhuan Zhu . Zhuan assassinated King Liao in 515 BC and the prince became King Helü. The king assigned Wu Zixu to lead the design and building of his "great city", which forms the basis of Suzhou 's present old town. In 506 BC, Helü, with
8-578: The state of Qin for help, and after he was defeated by Qin, the vanguard general of Wu troops, Fugai, a younger brother of Helü, led a rebellion. After beating Fugai, Helü was forced to leave Chu. Fugai later retired to Chu and settled there. In 496 BC, upon hearing that Yunchang of Yue had died, he launched an invasion of Yue, but was injured and subsequently died from his injuries while telling his son to avenge him. His son, Fuchai , succeeded him in 495 BC. Fuchai would later annex Yue and capture Yue's King Goujian. Helü had two other sons named Bo and Shan. Bo
12-545: The help of Wu Zixu and Sun Tzu , the author of The Art of War , launched major offensives against the state of Chu . They prevailed in five battles, one of which was the Battle of Boju , and conquered the capital Ying . During the sack of the capital, Helü attempted to sexually assault the Dowager Queen , but she fought him off with a knife and remonstrated with him, leading to Helü leaving in shame. Chu managed to ask
16-480: Was initially his heir but died before him. King Liao of Wu Liao, King of Wu ( Chinese : 吳王僚 ; died 515 BC), also named Zhouyu , was king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period . Liao was the grandson of King Shoumeng . He took the throne in 526 BC. During his time as king he led several battles against the state of Chu . In 518 BC, he conquered the fortified Chu city of Zhongli . He
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