Máng (芒, read Wáng according to

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) was the ninth king of the semi-

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. 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 three common livestock animals (a cow, a pig & a sheep) & a memorial jade were sunk into the

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as offerings to water spirits for peace & safety. Sinking sacrifices have since found widespread importance throughout Chinese history.

Family

Máng's father was king

Huai of Xia Huai (; read Hui according to Sima Zhen) was the eighth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty of ancient China, who possibly ruled 44 years. His other name is Fen (芬). Huai ascended the throne in the year of ''Wuzi'' (''戊子''), after his f ...

, son of the king Zhu of Xia. Mother of Máng was an unknown

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, consort of Huai. He had a

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who bore him a son Xie. Máng's grandsons were

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 ...

and wise

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 ...

Biography

Máng took the

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after his father's death, in the year of ''Renshen'' (壬申). He celebrated his

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by giving precious

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s to all his vassals. In the 33rd year of his

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, the

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vassal Zihai (''子亥'') moved his capital from

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(商丘) to

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(''殷'') for the very first time. According to the ''

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'', Máng caught a big

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when he was sailing in the

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.Nivison, David S., ''The Dates of Western Chou'', in: ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' 43, (1983). Pp. 481–580. His was succeeded by his son Xie.

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