Jiong () was the twelfth king of the semi-legendary
Xia Dynasty
The Xia dynasty () is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In tradit ...
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Family
Jiōng was a son of
Xie of Xia Xie ( Chinese: , ''Xiè'') was the tenth king of the semi-legendary Xia Dynasty. The son of Mang, Xie ascended the throne in the " Xinwei" () year. He possibly ruled 25 years.Bamboo Annals.
According to the Bamboo Annals, in the 12th year o ...
and his spouse and thus a grandson of
Máng and brother of
Bu Jiang.
His own consort is unknown. His son was
Jǐn and his nephew was
Kong Jia
Kǒng Jiǎ (孔甲) was a king of ancient China, family name Sì (姒), the 14th ruler of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty. He possibly ruled for 31 years.
Family
Kong Jia was a son of King Bù Jiàng and an unknown woman and grandson of King ...
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Biography
According to the ''
Bamboo Annals'',
James Legge
James Legge (; 20 December 181529 November 1897) was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and translator
who was best known as an early translator of Classical Chinese texts into English. Legge served as a representative of the London ...
(1865)
''The Chinese Classics, Volume 3, part 1''.
/ref> Jiōng ruled about 18 years, while according to the ''Records of the Grand Historian
''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...
'', he ruled about 21 years.
He acceded to the throne
A throne is the seat of state of a potentate or dignitary, especially the seat occupied by a sovereign on state occasions; or the seat occupied by a pope or bishop on ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the mona ...
in the Wuxu (戊戌) year.
In the 10th year of Jiōng's reign, Bu Jiang died.
Sources
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Xia dynasty kings