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 .
5-415: Prince Guang or Kuang may refer to: Helü , King of Wu, was Prince Guang before ascending the throne Duke Zhuang II of Qi , was Prince Guang before ascending the throne [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-578: 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
15-535: 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
20-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_Guang&oldid=933064986 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hel%C3%BC Prince Guang was the son of King Yumei, and
25-451: 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
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