Xia dynasty

Xia dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; Pinyin: xià cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsia-ch'ao) was the first dynasty of China. It was founded in 2100 BC and ended in 1600 BC. Until archaeologists dug at Erlitou in Henan Province, many scientists were not sure if the Xia Dynasty was real or a myth. The last king was Jie who was said to be cruel and greedy. He was defeated by T'ang, the king of the Shang people from the east.

 Kings of the Xia dynasty 
 Names after death (Shi Hao 諡號)1 Order Reign2 Chinese Pinyin Notes 01 45 禹 Yǔ also Yu the Great (大禹; dà yǔ) 02 10 啟 Qǐ   03 29 太康 Tai Kang   04 13 仲康 Zhòng Kāng   05 28 相 Xiāng   06 21 少康 Shǎo Kāng   07 17 杼 Zhù   08 26 槐 Huái   09 18 芒 Máng   10 16 泄 Xiè   11 59 不降 Bù Jiàng   12 21 扃 Jiōng   13 21 廑 Jǐn Guoyu: jìn, putonghua: jǐn 14 31 孔甲 Kǒng Jiǎ   15 11 皋 Gāo   16 11 發 Fā   17 52 桀 Jié also Lu Gui (履癸 lǚ guǐ) 1 Sometimes the king has the dynasty name, Xia (夏), in his name. For example, Xia Yu (夏禹).2 Possible number of years.

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