The reasons for Qu Yuan's death were political failure, the fatuity of the king of Chu and the succession of a new king. Qu Yuan was a politician and poet in the Warring States Period. He was trusted by Chu Huaiwang in his early years and was in charge of domestic and foreign affairs. Later, he was exiled to Hanbei and Yuanxiang Valley because of being slandered by nobles. Later, Chu State was destroyed, and he died in the Miluo River.

Why did Qu Yuan die by throwing himself into the river?

Political failure: Qu Yuan didn't know how to make detours when he was in trouble. Politically, he made deep enmity with all the courtiers, which was incompatible with the corruption at that time. He was at odds with his opinion from top to bottom, and was squeezed out by the dignitaries in the DPRK, thus gradually weakening his power by the King of Chu.

The fatuity of the king of Chu: the king of Chu is good or bad, and right and wrong are indistinguishable. At that time, Zhang Yi, the prime minister of Qin, promised to exchange the land of the city for the king of Chu to send someone to insult Qi Jun face to face. Afterwards, he violated his original promise and caused Chu Qi to fall out of harmony. Later, because the King of Chu trusted the State of Qin not to betray his faith, he went to the State of Qin alone, but Qu Yuan tried his best to stop it. As a result, he was left behind by the State of Qin and never returned to the State of Chu.

Succession of the new king: Chu Huaiwang's two sons framed his father in despair, but they inherited the throne. At that time, many courtiers were not reactionary, and even strongly supported them. Qu Yuan was the only one who opposed them, so he was excluded by the nobles and exiled to other places, but he was unable to return to heaven with his intention to kill thieves.