Xia (Hsia in Wade–Giles) may refer to:

Chinese history

Xia dynasty The Xia dynasty (; ) is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, it was established by the legendary figure Yu the Great, after Emperor Shun, Shun, the last of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Fiv ...

(c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC), the first orthodox dynasty in Chinese history *

Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms) Xia (), known in historiography as Hu Xia (胡夏), Northern Xia (北夏), Helian Xia (赫連夏) or the Great Xia (大夏), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Helian clan of Tiefu-Xiongnu ethnicity during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. ...

(407–431), a Xiongnu-led dynasty * Xia (617–621), a state founded by

Dou Jiande Dou Jiande (; 573 – 3 August 621) was a Chinese rebel leader who led the agrarian rebels who rose against the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui near the end of the Chinese Sui dynasty. Generally considered the kindest and most able of the agraria ...

near the end of the Sui dynasty *

Western Xia The Western Xia or the Xi Xia ( zh, c=, w=Hsi1 Hsia4, p=Xī Xià), officially the Great Xia ( zh, c=大夏, w=Ta4 Hsia4, p=Dà Xià, labels=no), also known as the Tangut Empire, and known as Stein (1972), pp. 70–71. to the Tanguts ...

(1038–1227), a Tangut-led dynasty * Eastern Xia (1215–1233), a Jurchen-led dynasty *

Ming Xia The Ming Xia, officially the Great Xia, was a short-lived rebel state in China during the Red Turban Rebellion, which occurred in the final phase of the Yuan dynasty. It was established in Sichuan in 1362 by Ming Yuzhen, who had been ruling the ...

(1362–1371), a short-lived dynasty that existed during the late Yuan dynasty period

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Huaxia ''Huaxia'' is a historical concept representing the Chinese nation, and came from the self-awareness of a common cultural ancestry by ancestral populations of the Han people. Etymology The earliest extant authentic attestation of the ''H ...

or Xia, an ancient ethnic group later known as the Han Chinese *

Xia (surname) Xia is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ' ...

, a Chinese surname *

Xia (philosophy) ''Youxia'' () was a type of ancient Chinese warrior folk hero celebrated in classical Chinese poetry and fictional literature. It literally means "wandering vigilante", but is commonly translated as "knight-errant" or less commonly as "cavalier" ...

, a Chinese philosophy somewhat like the chivalrous code of European knights *

Xia County Xia County or Xiaxian () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the southeast. It is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City. History In ancient China, it served as the previous ...

, Shanxi, China *

Xia Vigor Xiamara “Xia” Sophia Bernardo Vigor (born 23 June 2009) is a British-Filipino child actress and TV host in the Philippines. Biography She was the first grand winner of It's Showtime (Philippine TV program), ''It's Showtimes segment "Mi ...

(born 2009), British-Filipino actress *

Xiafs Xiafs was a file system for the Linux kernel which was conceived and developed by Ge (Frank) Xia and was based on the MINIX file system. Today it is obsolete and not in use, except possibly in some historic installations. History Linux original ...

, a file system developed for the Linux operating system together with the Ext2 file system * Xia class submarine, a Chinese ballistic missile submarine *

BYD Xia The BYD Xia () is a plug-in hybrid minivan manufactured by BYD Auto since 2025. Named after the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography, it is part of BYD's Dynasty Series that is marketed through Dynasty Network deal ...

, a minivan produced by BYD Auto named after the Xia dynasty * XIA, the ICAO Code for

Irving Oil Irving Oil Ltd. is a Canadian privately owned intergenerational gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company, a subsidiary of the parent company Irving Group of Companies, one of the largest "private conglomerates" in North Amer ...

, Canada * XIA (

Junsu Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986), known mononymously as Junsu or known under the stage name XIA ( ; ) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer and musical actor. He is a member of JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band TVX ...

), a Korean pop artist also known as Xiah and Junsu * Xia, the former stage name of Korean pop artist Jang Jin Young, formerly of RaNiA * Xia, a place in the fictional

Bionicle Bionicle (stylized all caps) is a discontinued line of Lego construction toys marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line was launched in 2001, originally as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it beca ...

universe * Xia, a hero or knight-errant in Chinese fiction, see ''

wuxia ( , literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese literature, Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity ha ...

Chinese history

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