King Zhao of Zhou’s three conquests against the barbarians of Chu
King Zhao was the fourth king of the Zhou dynasty, the first three being King Wu, King Cheng and King Kang. Was the ‘Chu’ that King Zhao was invading the ‘son of Chu’ at the time, i.e. the later state of Chu? Many ancient historians believe that King Zhaozhi of Zhou was invading the “son …