Fa of Xia
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Fa (Chinese: 發, Fā) 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 Houjing (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 in the 7th year of his rule at Mount Tai[4] in modern Shandong during his reign. The event has been dated to 1740 BC as the Mount Tai earthquake.[5]
The earthquake was mentioned briefly in the Bamboo Annals.[6][7]
See also
References
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- ↑ Bamboo Annals, a chronicle of ancient China
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- ↑ Xia dynasty
- ↑ Reflections on History: Natural disasters and the Decline and fall of the Xia Dynasty
- ↑ 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. Fujian Education Press. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN. p. 41.
- ↑ Bamboo Annals, listed under Xia chapters on King Fa's 7th year.
- ↑ "When Emperor Fa died during his seventh year of reign, Mount Tai shattered."
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