Overview
Shaokang was an emperor of the Xia royal house.
Life and dates
Death
- NaturalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 2, passage 235
Attested activity
- legendary antiquity
- legendary antiquityDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 1
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Xiang (相)father 父Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 2, passage 234
- Parent of Zhu (予)father 父Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 2, passage 235
- Parent of Younger son of Emperor Shaokangyounger son 庶子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 1
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 2 Annals of Xia 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 34 Volume 34 Book of Later Tang 10: Zhuangzong Annals 8 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13 Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 41 House of King Goujian of Yue 1 passage
Career and standing
- Emperor ShaokangDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 2, passage 234
Places and affiliations
- Xia 夏Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 2, passage 234
- Polity Xia 夏 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 234
- Polity Xia 夏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 1
Events and relationships
- Restored Xia to match HeavenPolitical · Restorer · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 234
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cited as exemplar of dynastic restoration compared with Zhuangzong · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 234
Source notes
- Historicity legendary
References in the histories
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