Buzhu or Buku (
Chinese: ) was a legendary noble during the
Xia dynasty in
China. He was the son of the Xia minister of agriculture,
Houji
Hou Ji (or Houji; ) was a legendary Chinese culture hero credited with introducing millet to humanity during the time of the Xia dynasty.. Millet was the original staple grain of northern China, prior to the introduction of wheat. His name translat ...
, and inherited his father's position under the Xia king
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 ...
. Feeling the Xia court to be corrupt, he removed his clan from the capital to
Tai
Tai or TAI may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
*Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless''
*Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon''
Businesses and organisations ...
. Either he or his son
Ji Ju
Ji Ju () was a noble of the Chinese Xia dynasty.
He is reported as having abandoned the agriculture of his father Buzhu and grandfather Houji in favor of the animal husbandry practiced by the Xirong and Beidi peoples.Sima Qian. ''Records of the G ...
abandoned agriculture completely, enjoying the nomadic lifestyle of his
Rong and
Di neighbors instead.
As the son of Houji, he was claimed as an ancestor of the
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by ...
. His grandson was
Gong Liu
Duke Liu () was a noble of ancient China. He was an important early leader of the Ji clan, which later founded the Zhou dynasty. His father was Ji Ju.
Ancestry
In Chinese mythology, the Zhou lineage traditionally began with a consort of the Em ...
.
[''Shiji'', "Basic Annals of Zhou" 周本紀: 后稷卒，子不窋立。不窋末年，夏后氏政衰，去稷不務，不窋以失其官而犇戎狄之間。不窋卒，子鞠立。鞠卒，子公劉立。 R. Eno, "The Rise of the House of Zhou", 2010]
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See also
* Ancestry of the Zhou dynasty
This is a family tree of Chinese monarchs covering the period of the Five Emperors up through the end of the Spring and Autumn period.
Five Emperors
The legendary Five Emperors were traditionally regarded as the founders of the Chinese state. ...
References
Xia dynasty
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