Jiong () was the twelfth 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 ...

Family

Jiōng was a son of Xie of Xia and his spouse and thus a grandson of Máng and brother of

Bu Jiang Bu Jiang (不降) was the eleventh king of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty. He ruled for 59 years. Family Bu Jiang was a son of Xie of Xia and his consort and thus a grandson of Mang of Xia and brother of Jiong of Xia. His consort is unknown, an ...

. His own consort is unknown. His son was Jǐn and his nephew was Kong Jia.

Biography

According to the ''

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'',

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(1865)
''The Chinese Classics, Volume 3, part 1''.
/ref> Jiōng ruled about 18 years, while according to the ''

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'', he ruled about 21 years. He acceded to the

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in the Wuxu (戊戌) year. In the 10th year of Jiōng's reign, Bu Jiang died.

Sources

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