Jin of Xia
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Jin (廑) was the 13th ruler of the legendary Xia Dynasty. His other name is Kuangjia(胤甲), He possibly ruled 21 years.
According to Bamboo Annals, he moved his capital to West River (西河).
In the 4th year of his regime, he was missing his former hometown and made the music of West Sound (西音).
One of his vassal, surname Ji(己), given name Fan(樊), was the leader of Kunwu(昆吾). Originally he was assigned to the land of Wei(卫), but he moved his capital from Wei to Xu(许).
In the 8th year of his regime, there was a very serious drought.
Xia Dynasty | ||
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Preceded by Jiong |
King of China | Succeeded by Kong Jia |