King Fu Chai of Wu
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King Fu Chai of Wu (died 473 BC) was the last king of the state of Wu nearing the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. Son of King He Lu of Wu, he became the king in 495 BC. At the beginning of his kingship, he defeated the troops of Yue in Fujiao (now County Wu, Jiangsu Province) and once captured the capital of Yue. Instead of annexing his enemy state thoroughly, as suggested by his Prime Minister Wu Zixu, he made peace with King Gou Jian of Yue. After this battle, he built Canal Han and pushed his army northward. In Ailing, his army defeated the state of Qi. In 482 BC, as he attempted to get the hegemony in the dukes? meeting in Huangchi, his capital was taken by surprise by King Gou Jian of Yue. Some years later, the troops of Yue defeated Wu again and annexed this state. King Fu Chai killed himself in his palace.
