Chu

Japanese: 紂 - ちゅう

The last ruler of the Shang dynasty in ancient China. In Shang records, he is recorded as Xin or Shou, and the name Chu was given to him by the people because of his evil deeds. He is said to have been a talented ruler who opened up a vast territory to the east, but the Records of the Grand Historian and other sources say that he loved Daji, but his misrule alienated the people, and he was killed by King Wu of Zhou and perished (around 1050 B.C.). He is considered a representative tyrant on a par with Jie of Xia.
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Japanese:

古代中国，殷王朝の最後の君主。殷の記録では，辛または受と記され，紂というのはその悪行から人びとがつけた呼名とされる。才力すぐれた君主で東方に大領土を開いたと伝えるが，《史記》等では，妲己(だっき)を愛し，悪政のために民心離反し，周の武王に討たれて滅んだとする（前1050年ごろ）。夏の桀(けつ)と並称される暴君の代表者。
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