Fa of Xia

Fa’s son Jie with the two ladies

Emperor Fa (Chinese: 發) was the 16th ruler of the Xia Dynasty, father of the infamous Jie who brought the dynasty to its end.[1][2]

His given name was Houjin (后敬).

Reign

Fa was a son of the King Gao of Xia and thus a grandson of Kong Jia.[3]

During his inaugural celebration, all of his vassals gathered at his palace.

The first earthquake ever recorded took place at Mount Tai[4] in modern Shandong during his reign. The event has been dated to 1831 BC as the Mount Tai earthquake.[5]

Earthquake was mentioned briefly in the Bamboo Annals.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bamboo Annals, a chronicle of ancient China
  2. ↑ Milton Walter Meyer: China: A Concise History, page 126.
  3. ↑ Xia Dynasty
  4. ↑ Reflections on History: Natural disasters and the Decline and fall of the Xia Dynasty
  5. ↑ 吳階平, 喻滄, 季羨林. [2002] (2002) 世紀中國學術大典: 測繪學, 大氣科學, 固體地球物理學, 應用地球物理學, 海洋科學. 福建教育出版社. ISBN 7-5334-3446-3, ISBN 978-7-5334-3446-5. Page 41.
  6. ↑ Bamboo Annals, listed under Xia chapters on King Fa's 7th year.
  7. ↑ "When Emperor Fa died during his seventh year of reign, Mount Tai shattered."
Fa of Xia
Xia Dynasty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Gao		 King of China
1747 BC – 1728 BC 		Succeeded by
Jie