Overview
Younger son of Emperor Shaokang was a Xia prince and ancestor of Yue.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityLegendary · Male · Anonymous individuated
RolesRoyal Family Member
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passages 1-2
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Goujian (勾踐)ancestor 先 · paternal line · 20 generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passages 1, 4
- Child of Shaokang (少康)younger son 庶子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 1
Career and standing
- EnfeoffedAt Kuaiji 會稽 · Purpose maintain Yu's sacrificesDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 2
Places and affiliations
- Polity Xia 夏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 1
- Polity Yue 越 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 2
Events and relationships
- Maintained sacrificesDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 2
References in the histories
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