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| Xia Dynasty 夏 (21th - 17th cent. BCE) | ||
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| Residences: Yangcheng 陽城 or Ji 冀 (modern Dengfeng 登封, Henan), Zhenxin 斟鄩 (Gongxian 鞏縣, Henan), Anyi 安邑 or Xiayi 夏邑 (Xiaxian 夏縣, Shanxi), Pingyang 平陽 (Linfen 臨汾, Shanxi), Jinyang 晉陽 (Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi), Shangqiu 商丘 or Diqiu 帝丘 (Puyang 濮陽, Henan), Yuan 原 (Jiyuan 濟源, Henan), Laoqiu 老丘 (Kaifeng 開封, Henan), Xihe 西河 (Tangyin 湯陰, Henan) | ||
| name | residence | reign length trad. reign time |
| Yellow Emperor 黃帝 | ||
| Chang Yi 昌意 | ||
| Zhuan Xu 顓頊 (Gao Yang 高陽) | ||
| Gun 鯀 | ||
| Yu the Great 大禹; clan Xiahou 夏后氏, family name Si 姒 First king of the Xia dynasty. His personal name was Wen Ming 文命 or Zi 子, his temple name Zi Yi 子乙 (=Kong 孔). |
Ji | 45 years 2207-2198 |
| Qi 帝啟 | Xiayi | 16 years 2197-2189 |
| Tai Kang 太康 (or Tai Geng 太庚) | Zhenxun | 4 years 2188-2160 |
| Zhong Kang 中康 (also written 仲康) | Zhenxun | 7 years 2159-2147 |
| (Di) Xiang 帝相 The lateral house Zhenguan 斟灌 (later called Diqiu 帝丘) was destroyed. |
Shang, later Zhenxun | 28 years 2146-2119 |
| Han Zhuo 寒浞 (?) | 2128-2080 |
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| Xiao Kang 小康 | Yuan | 21 years 2079-2058 |
| (Di) Zhu 帝杼 (or Yu 予, Shu 紓, Bo Shu 伯杼, Zhu 佇 (伫) or Ning 宁) | Yuan, later Laoqiu | 17 years 2057-2041 |
| (Di) Huai 帝槐, also called Di Fen 帝芬 or Fen Fa 芬發 | 44 years 2040-2015 |
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| (Di) Mang 帝芒 (or Huang 荒) | 58 years 2014-1997 |
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| (Di) Xie 帝泄 (or 洩 or Shi 世) | 25 years 1996-1981 |
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| Bu Xiang 不降 Cedes the throne to his brother Jiong. |
59 years 1980-1922 |
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| (Di) Jiong 帝扃 (or Ju 局 or Yu 禺) | 18 years 1921-1901 |
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| (Di) Jin 帝厪, also called Yin Jia 胤甲 or Xu 頊 | Xihe | 8 years 1900-1880 |
| Kong Jia 孔甲 | Xihe | r. 9 years 1879-1849 |
| (Di) Gao 帝皋 (or Hao 昊 or Gao Gou 皋茍) | 3 years 1848-1838 |
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| (Di) Fa 帝發, also called Hou Jing 后敬 or Fa Hui 發惠 | 7 years 1837-1819 |
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| (Di) Jie 帝桀, also called Gui 帝癸 or Lü Gui 履癸 The last depraved ruler. After his dethronement by Cheng Tang 成湯 Lü, Marquis of Shang 商侯履, Jie is dwelling in Nanchao 南巢, his descendants were made regional rulers of Qi 杞 as dukes of Donglou 東樓公. |
Zhenxun, later Henan | 31 years 1818-1766 |
Compared with the rulers of the Shang dynasty 商 (17th-11th cent. BCE), the persons of the Xia dynasty have less often a binominal posthumous temple name (like Tai Kang, Zhong Kang, Kong Jia). A great number of the Xia rulers instead have one-syllable names (like Jiong, Jin, Gao). These names are preceded by the title "divine ancestor" (di 帝, like Di Xiang 帝相), which is therefore actually no part of the name.