Xie (
Chinese
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: , ''Xiè'') was the tenth 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 ...
. The son of
Mang, Xie ascended the throne in the "
Xinwei" () year. He possibly ruled 25 years.
Bamboo Annals
.
According to the
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 ...
, in the 12th year of Xie's reign, the prince of Yin (殷), Zihai (子亥), while a guest in Youyi (有易), was "guilty of licentious conduct" and killed by the leader of the place, Mianchen (綿臣), who also sent away his retinue. Four years later, Zihai’s successor, Wei (微), allied with the forces of the baron of Ho (河伯), and invaded Youyi, killing Mianchen.
[
In the 21st year of his reign, Xie "conferred regular dignities" on the chiefs of the surrounding barbarians.
He was succeeded by his sons ]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 ...
and Jiong.Sima Qian
Sima Qian (; ; ) was a Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty (206AD220). He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for his ''Records of the Grand Historian'', a general history of China covering more than two thousand years b ...
. ''Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese hist ...
'', Vol. Han Dynasty I. Trans. Watson, Burton
Burton Dewitt Watson (June 13, 1925April 1, 2017) was an American sinologist, translator, and writer known for his English translations of Chinese and Japanese literature.Stirling 2006, pg. 92 Watson's translations received many awards, includi ...
. Columbia Univ. Press (New York), 1993.
See also
* Family tree of ancient Chinese emperors
Notes
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Xia dynasty kings