Helü (550–495 BCE)

Born 550 BCE, died 495 BCE.

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.

Text from the Wikipedia article Helü_of_Wu, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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