Taibo

Taibo (Chinese: 泰伯; pinyin: Tàibó; Wade–Giles: T'ai-po) (circa 1150 BCE), or Wu Taibo, was the eldest son of King Tai of Zhou and the legendary founder of the State of Wu.

The King of Zhou wished to make his youngest son Jili to inherit the reins of power, so Taibo and Zhongyong traveled southeast and settled in Meili in present-day Jiangsu province.

There, Taibo and his followers set up the State of Wu, and made Meili its capital.

When Taibo died, he had no heir and passed the throne to his younger brother Zhongyong.

[3] Several scholars suggest that the Yamato people and the imperial dynasty are descendants of the Wu ruling clan and possibly Taibo.