Xie () also appearing as Qi or Xie () was an ancient Chinese nobleman, an ancestor of the kings of the

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. He is the first known Shang ancestor. His consort is unknown, but it is known he was a father of

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and grandfather of

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. Xie’s father was

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, and Xie’s brothers were

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, Emperor Zhi and

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. Xie’s mother was one of Ku’s consorts ‒ Jiang Yuan,

Jiandi Jiandi (), also with variants 簡易/简易 and 簡逷/简逷, is an important figure in Chinese history and Chinese mythology. She was the second wife of Emperor Ku, who was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Jiandi was the mother of Xie (偰), ...

, Qingdu, or

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.Wu, 64

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