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The Xia Dynasty (), ca. 21st century BC–16th century BC,http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/China/ancient-history.htm of China is the first dynasty to be described in the Records of the Grand Historian and unofficial Bamboo Annals, which record the names of seventeen kings over fourteen generations lasted 431 or 471 years. The dynasty was preceded by the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and followed by the Shang Dynasty.

History According to the official history, the Xia Dynasty was founded when Shun (Chinese leader) abdicated the throne in favor of his minister Yu the Great, whom Shun viewed as the perfect civil servant. Instead of passing power to the person deemed most capable of rulership, Yu passed power to his son, Qi of Xia, setting the precedence for dynastic rule. The Xia Dynasty thus began a period of family or clan control.

The Skeptical school of early Chinese history (yigupai) in the twenties, started by Gu Jiegang, was the first to seriously question within China the traditional story of its early history: “the later the time, the longer the legendary period of earlier history... early Chinese history is a tale told and retold for generations, during which new elements were added to the front end”Building the Chronology of Early Chinese History. Journal article by Yun Kuen Lee; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 41, 2002 Yun Kuen Lee's criticism of nationalist sentiment in developing an explanation of Three Dynasties chronology focuses on the dichotomy of evidence provided by archaeological versus historical research, in particular the claim that the archaeological Erlitou culture is also the historical Xia Dynasty. “How to fuse the archaeological dates with historical dates is a challenge to all chronological studies of early civilization.”Building the Chronology of Early Chinese History. Journal article by Yun Kuen Lee; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 41, 2002

According to traditional Chinese proponents of the Dynastic cycle, it was during this period that Chinese civilization developed a benign civilian government and harsh punishment for legal transgressions. From this the earliest forms of Chinese legal codes came into being.

Jie (Xia dynasty ruler), the last ruler, was said to be a corrupt king. He was overthrown by Tang of Shang, the leader of Shang dynasty people from the east.

Archaeological records Archaeologists have uncovered urban sites, bronze implements, and tombs that point to the possible existence of the Xia dynasty at locations cited in ancient Chinese historical texts. There exists a debate as to whether or not Erlitou culture was the site of the Xia dynasty. Radiocarbon dating places the site at ca. 2100 to 1800 BC, providing physical evidence of the existence of a state contemporaneous with and possibly equivalent to the Xia Dynasty as described in Chinese historical works.John K. Fairbank China: A New History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992, page 35. In 1959, a site located in the city of Yanshi was excavated containing large palaces that some archaeologists have attributed as capital of the Xia Dynasty. Though later historical works mention the Xia dynasty, no written records dated to the Xia period have been found to confirm the name of the dynasty and its sovereigns. At a minimum, the archaeological discoveries marked an evolutionary stage between the late neolithic cultures and the typical Chinese urban civilisation of the Shang Dynasty.

Mythical Opposite of Shang In her work, The Shape of the Turtle: Myth, Art and Cosmos in Early China, Sarah Allen noted that many aspects of the Xia are simply the opposite of traits held to be emblematic of the Shang. Classical Chinese historians such as Sima Qian had access to records going only as far back as the Western Zhou Dynasty. The implied dualism between the Shang and Xia, Allen argues, is that while the Shang represent fire or the sun, birds and the east, the Xia represent the west and water. The development of this mythical Xia, Allen argues, is a necessary act on the part of the Zhou Dynasty, who justify their conquest of the Shang by noting that the Shang had supplanted the Xia.

Sovereigns of the Xia Dynasty {| class="wikitable"! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="5" | Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號)1]! Hanyu Pinyin! Notes]| also Yu the Great (大禹; dà yǔ)|-| 02| 10| 啟| class = "lft" | Qi of Xia| |-| 03| 29| 太康| class = "lft" | Tai Kang| |-| 05| 28| 相| class = "lft" | [Xiang of Xia| |-| 06| 21| 少康| class = "lft" | Shao Kang| |-| 07| 17| 杼| Zhu of Xia| |-| 08| 26| 槐| class = "lft" | Huai of Xia| |-| 09| 18| 芒| class = "lft" | Mang of Xia| |-| 10| 16| 泄| class = "lft" | Xie of Xia| |-| 11| 59| 不降| class = "lft" | Bu Jiang of Xia| |-| 12| 21| 扃| class = "lft" | Jiong of Xia| |-| 13| 21| 廑| class = "lft" | Jin of Xia| Guoyu: jìn, putonghua: jǐn]| |-| 15| 11| 皋| class = "lft" | Gao of Xia| |-| 16| 11| 發| class = "lft" | Fa of Xia| |-| 17| 52| 桀| class = "lft" | Jie (ruler)| also Lu Gui (履癸 lǚ guǐ)|-| style="background:#efefef" colspan="5" | 1 The reign name is sometimes preceded by the name of the dynasty, Xia (夏), for example Xia Yu (夏禹).|-| colspan="5" style="background:#efefef" |2 Possible length of reign, in years.|}

See also

List of Neolithic cultures of China

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References

Deady, Kathleen W. and Dubois, Muriel L., Ancient China. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2004.
Lee Yuan-Yuan and Shen, Sinyan. Chinese Musical Instruments (Chinese Music Monograph Series). 1999. Chinese Music Society of North America Press. ISBN 1-880464039
Sarah Allen (1991), The Shape of the Turtle: Myth, Art and Cosmos in Early China

List of Neolithic cultures of China

Notes:

References

Deady, Kathleen W. and Dubois, Muriel L., Ancient China. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2004.
Lee Yuan-Yuan and Shen, Sinyan. Chinese Musical Instruments (Chinese Music Monograph Series). 1999. Chinese Music Society of North America Press. ISBN 1-880464039
Sarah Allen (1991), The Shape of the Turtle: Myth, Art and Cosmos in Early China

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