Ancient China · Last King of Xia

Jie 桀

Jié

Legendary antiquity

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Jie was a Last King of Xia.

IdentityLegendary · Male
RolesRuler

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 2 passages
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夫桀紂虐亂，天下之心皆歸湯武，湯武與天下之心而誅桀紂，桀紂之民不為之使而歸湯武，湯武不得已而立，非受命為何？」 Jie and Zhou were cruel and tyrannical, and the hearts of all under Heaven turned to Tang and Wu. Tang and Wu, acting in accord with the will of the people, punished Jie and Zhou. The people under Jie and Zhou refused to serve their rulers and turned to Tang and Wu instead. Tang and Wu had no choice but to take the throne. If this is not receiving the Mandate of Heaven, then what is?"