Ancient China · Legendary Ruler

Xia ruler 夏後

Xià hòu

Dates uncertain

Passages
1
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Xia ruler as a ruler. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

RolesRuler

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Xia ruler 夏後 Xià hòu
Title the Xia
Title Xia ruler 夏後 Xià hòu

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Events and relationships

  • Kind: institutional · Role: founder · Action: established-walls-and-cities · Label: first made walls and cities / 始制城郭
    Explicit · liaoshi:031:s0007

Source notes

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 31Volume 31 Treatises 1: Management of Guards 1 · 1 passage