Zhu (, also 予, 宁, 佇, or 宇) was the seventh king of the semi-legendary

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. He took the

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in the year of ''ji si'' (己巳) and lived in Yuan (now

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Biography

His father was king

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and his mother was a daughter of the Chief of Northern Tribe. In the fifth year of his regime he moved his capital from Yuan to Laoqiu (now

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); in the eighth year he hunted in the

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and invaded

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; in the thirteenth year his

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Ming died at He. He was also the inventor of armor in Chinese history. He died in the seventeenth year of his reign. His successor was his son Huai. According to

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, his named is read "Zhù".

Chronology

Zhu is traditionally held to have succeeded his father Shao Kang and been succeeded by his son Huai. Aside from this, all reign periods and lengths are speculative and unverifiable.

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