Fa of Xia
Chinese ruler from 1747 to 1728 BCE
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Fa (Chinese: 發; pinyin: Fā; Wade–Giles: Fa) was the 16th ruler of the Xia dynasty, father of the infamous Jie who brought the dynasty to its end.[1][2]
| Fa 發 | |||||
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Fa in small seal script. | |||||
| King of the Xia dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 1747–1728 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | Gao | ||||
| Successor | Jie | ||||
| Issue | Jie | ||||
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| Father | Gao of Xia | ||||
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| Chinese | 發 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]