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| King of Wu | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴王 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | King of Wu | ||||||||
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The King of Wu or Prince of Wu was a title referring to Chinese rulers of the area originally controlled by the Gou Wu tribes around Wuxi on the lower Yangtze, generally known as the Wu region. The title wang is written identically in Chinese, but it is common in English to distinguish between the scions of the imperial dynasties (translated "prince") and the dynasties of independent lords (translated "king").