Ancient China · Ruler

Jie 桀

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jie was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

桀為暴虐
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 9

Places and affiliations

Polity Xia 夏 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 9

Events and relationships

Tyrannized
Political · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 9

Assessments and attributes

Assessment cruel-and-oppressive · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 9

Source notes

Value legendary
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 96, passage 9

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 96Volume 85: Treatise on the Dongyi · 1 passage

桀為暴虐，諸夷内侵，殷湯革命，伐而定之。 Under the tyrant Jie the eastern peoples pressed inward; Tang of Shang "renewed the Mandate" and campaigned until he brought them to heel.