Bu Jiang (不降) was the eleventh king of the semi-legendary

Xia Dynasty The Xia dynasty () is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In tradi ...

. He ruled for 59 years.

Family

Bu Jiang was a son of

Xie of Xia Xie ( Chinese: , ''Xiè'') was the tenth king of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty. The son of Mang, Xie ascended the throne in the " Xinwei" () year. He possibly ruled 25 years.Bamboo Annals. According to the Bamboo Annals, in the 12th year o ...

and his consort and thus a grandson of

Mang of Xia Máng (芒, read Wáng according to Sima Zhen) was the ninth king of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty. He possibly ruled 18 years. He was also known as Huang (荒). Emperor Si Mang established a Sinking Sacrifice Ceremony (沉祭 Chen Ji) in which ...

and brother of

Jiong of Xia Jiong () was the twelfth king of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty. Family Jiōng was a son of Xie of Xia and his spouse and thus a grandson of Máng and brother of Bu Jiang. His own consort is unknown. His son was Jǐn and his nephew was Kon ...

. His consort is unknown, and it is possible that he had concubines. His son was

Kong Jia Kǒng Jiǎ (孔甲) was a king of ancient China, family name Sì (姒), the 14th ruler of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty. He possibly ruled for 31 years. Family Kong Jia was a son of King Bù Jiàng and an unknown woman and grandson of King ...

and his nephew was

Jin of Xia Jǐn (廑) was the 13th king of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty of China. His other name is Yinjia (胤甲). Reign Jin probably ruled for about 21 years. His father was King Jiong of Xia and his name means " shack". According to the '' Bambo ...

Biography

Bu Jiang is widely regarded as one of the wisest Emperors of Xia. According to ''

Bamboo Annals The ''Bamboo Annals'' (), also known as the ''Ji Tomb Annals'' (), is a chronicle of ancient China. It begins in the earliest legendary time (the age of the Yellow Emperor) and extends to 299 BC, with the later centuries focusing on the history ...

'', on the 6th year of his regime, he fought with Jiuyuan(九苑) .Kings of the Xia Dynasty
/ref> In the 35th year of his reign, his vassal state of

Shang The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and f ...

defeated Pi (皮氏). In the 59th year of his regime he passed his throne to his younger brother Jiong. 10 years later, Bu Jiang died.

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