Overview
Emperor Xiang was a ruler.
Life and dates
Death
- Dynastic extinction by Youguo · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wu Zixu (伍子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 230
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 230
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Houmin (后緡)consort 妃Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 231
- Parent of Shaokang (少康)his consort gave birth to Shaokang 妃……生少康 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 231
- Descendant of Yu (禹)Xia sovereign 夏后 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 230, 236
Places and affiliations
- Polity Xia 夏 · Relation Ruled · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wu Zixu (伍子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 230
Source notes
- Historicity legendaryDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 230
References in the histories
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