Jiong of Xia explained

Jiong
Succession:King of the Xia dynasty
Predecessor:Bu Jiang
Successor:Jin of Xia
Issue:Jiong of Xia
Father:Xie of Xia
Religion:Chinese mythology
Dynasty:Xia dynasty

Jiong was the twelfth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty.[1]

Family

Jiōng was a son of Xie of Xia[2] and his spouse and thus a grandson of Máng and brother of Bu Jiang.[3]

His own consort is unknown. His son was Jǐn and his nephew was Kong Jia.

Biography

According to the Bamboo Annals,[4] Jiōng ruled about 18 years, while according to the Records of the Grand Historian, he ruled about 21 years.

He acceded to the throne in the Wuxu (戊戌) year.

In the 10th year of Jiōng's reign, Bu Jiang died.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chinese Archaeological Abstracts . 2: prehistoric to Western Zhou . Albert E. Dien . Jeffrey K. Riegel . Nancy Thompson Price . Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles . 1985.
  2. A Cultural History of the Chinese Language by Sharron Gu
  3. Chronology of China rulers
  4. [James Legge]