ascended the Chu throne. King Huai managed to escape but was recaptured by Qin. Three years later, he died in captivity.

One of his grandsons was later reinstated as King of Chu as the Qin dynasty descended into chaos, under the regnal name "King Huai of Chu".

Culture

King Huai's historical fame is especially due to the poetry of Qu Yuan, and other early Classical Chinese poetry,