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In the last period, we said that Dayu established the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC, and the Xia Dynasty was regarded as a hereditary dynasty in China, because originally Dayu wanted to continue to adopt the Zen system and give up the throne to Yi, but after Yi inherited this position, after Dayu's three-year mourning period, he gave way to Dayu's son Qi, which is the beginning of the family world mentioned in the history books.
In fact, about this period of history, in our history books, it is said that Yi took the initiative to give way to Qi, but we can find from the history books that whether it is Yao, Shun, or Yu are very famous in the history books, and many deeds are recorded, but there are almost no deeds about Yi. In addition, Qi himself was a very capable person, unlike Yao Shun's son, who had no ability, so after the three-year mourning period of Dayu passed, many princes only listened to Qi's call, and Yi could only give up the throne to Qi. (There is also a theory that the Qi qi rebelled against Yi and seized the throne.) Therefore, you still have to be strong, otherwise you can't keep the lottery ticket in hand.
Then about the Xia Dynasty officially entered the inheritance system, which was considered a kind of progress in the society at that time, and it made the society enter slavery, which also opened the curtain of china's magnificent history.
The territory of the Xia Dynasty was roughly from the west of Henan Province and the south of Shanxi Province in the west, to the junction of Henan Province, Shandong Province and Hebei Province in the east, to the north of Hubei Province in the south, and to the south of Hebei Province. The geographical center of this area was the area around present-day Yanshi, Dengfeng, Xinmi, and Yuzhou in Henan.
Regarding the Xia Dynasty, we should understand that the historical record records that "Xia" is the name of the tribe composed of twelve clans, namely xiahou clan, youhu clan, male clan, chou clan, Tongcheng clan, Chu clan, Fei clan, Qi clan, 缯氏, Xin clan, Hao clan, and Shu guan clan, headed by "Xiahou", so after the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, the name of the tribe was the name of the country. The emperors of the Xia Dynasty were all called emperors during their reign and were only called emperors after their deaths.
We continue to talk about the history of the Xia Dynasty, after the death of Qi, his son Taikang succeeded to the throne, but this person did not like to deal with government affairs, only like to play in the mountains, Ah, this is like many of our current rich second generation, like fun. But Taikang has a successor to the throne, has been traveling in the mountains, resulting in the decline of Xia's majesty, in Dongyi there is a tribe to take the opportunity to move west, interestingly, the leader of this tribe is called Yi, good at archery. It should be the prototype of the Houyi in the mythological story. Yi led the army from dongyi to the xia hou clan's territory of qianshi, and intermarried with the local xia people, forming the youqian clan. Yi, with the support of Xia Min, won the Xia government.
After Yi seized the throne, he did not claim the title of king, but made Taikang's brother Zhongkang king. But in fact, state affairs are all governed by Yi. After Zhongkang's death, his sons took the throne one after another. He then defected to the Two Clans of The Two Clans of Chu (斟鄩) and The Second Clan of Shu (斟鄩) and The Second Clan (斟鄩) with the same surname as Xia. Since then, Yi has inherited the throne.
However, knocking on the blackboard, Yi also does not like to govern government affairs, he likes to hunt, like Taikang, but one likes to play and the other likes to hunt. Yi took in a filial piety disciple, Han Qian, who said that when Yi went out hunting, he killed Yi and his family, overpowered him, robbed his wife, and gave birth to a stake and a second son. After that, Dou Was forced to lead his troops to destroy the pro-Xia Clan and the Shu Clan, and killed the Xiang who was hiding in the Shu Clan. Xiang's wife, Who was already pregnant with Xiang's son at the time, fled from the wall to take refuge in the home of her mother, Youshang, and soon gave birth to her widow, Shaokang.
We have just said that Xiang was the son of Zhongkang, who defected to the two tribes of Shu Andu and Shu, and as a result, these two tribes were poured out by the son of Han And died himself. However, he gave birth to a good son, that is, the widow Taikang.
When TaiKang grew up, he was a herding officer in the Youyou clan, that is, managing animal husbandry. After Pouring knew, he sent people to hunt down and kill the Youyu clan, and Shaokang had no choice but to defect to the Youyu clan (a descendant of Shun). There is yu si, the leader of the Yu clan, who has no children under his knees and only two daughters. He gave his second daughter Xu Shaokang and gave him Luncheng to be managed by Shaokang. Shaokang used Lunyi as a base to organize the rest of the Xia tribesmen and set up officials and posts. Prepare to restore the summer room. At this time, the remnants of the Xia Dynasty who had taken refuge in the Ariake clan learned that Shaokang was preparing to regain power, and personally led the remnants of the Shu Guan and Shu clans to join forces with Shao Kang's division to defeat Han Hun. Restore Shaokang as the Queen of Xia. Then Shao Kang extinguished Yu Yu, and then sent his son Zhu Yu Ge to extinguish Yu Ge. At this point, the Dongyi clan, which controlled the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years after the three generations and four dynasties, collapsed, ending the forty-year "kingless" period and later known as "Shaokang Zhongxing".
The early history of this Xia Dynasty is also quite spectacular, and if it is adapted into a TV series, it will not be worse than those popular court dramas.
Shaokang's son Zhu (also known as "Give") succeeded to the throne. He understood Dongyi's dissatisfaction with Xia, and in order to consolidate his power in the east, he moved the capital from the original east to Laoqiu. He attached importance to the development of weapons and the manufacture of armor. In the literature, there are often sayings of "zhu as armor" and "zhu as a spear". He also sent people to attack Dongyi (southern Shandong, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu) in the eastern region. Legend has it that it acquired the mascot, the Nine-Tailed Fox. The territory of the Xia Dynasty expanded under the rule of Zhu to the coast of the East China Sea (Yellow Sea). The reign of Zhu was the most prosperous period of the Xia Dynasty. The Chinese Lu Yu says that "Zhu Neng Shuai Yu is also the Xiahou Clan," believing that Zhu has comprehensively inherited Yu's cause.
During the reign of Huai, the son of Zhu, the Dongyi and Huaxia tribes began to coexist peacefully. Among them, The Nine Tribes living in the Huai river and Surabaya valleys usually congratulate Xia Hou Nagong. After the death of Huai, his son Mang succeeded to the throne. After Mang's death, his son Wastrothed to the throne. During this period, the Dongyi and Huaxia gradually assimilated. During his reign, he began to develop into the West. At the same time, he began to seal the title of Fangguo tribe that obeyed Xia. This was the beginning of the princely system centuries later. After his death, his son did not ascend to the throne.
These people are the more famous and accomplished leaders in the early Xia Dynasty, but which country does not have a few monarchs who play soy sauce, and then I will only talk about the name and relationship, and after not surrendering, let his brother succeed to the throne. He died and was succeeded by his son. He died of illness shortly after his succession, and was succeeded by his cousin's unborn son Kong Jia. Kong Jia died and was succeeded by his son Gao. Gao died, and his son Fa succeeded to the throne. During this period, the relationship between the Fang tribe and the Xia Room deteriorated, and disputes within the clan intensified.
Then, then, the last monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and the king of history with mixed praises and criticisms, Xia Jie, appeared.
During his time, the relationship between the Xia Dynasty and the surrounding tribes had become rigid, and the number of tribes that paid tribute to Xia was constantly decreasing. As a result, they often crusaded against disobedient tribes.
Ancient texts say that after defeating a tribe, the beloved woman would be selected from that tribe and brought back to the palace as a concubine. The Shi clan mentioned in the Chinese Jin Yu, the Minshan clan mentioned in the Bamboo Book Chronicle, and the Sueki clan all suffered this fate. Among them, The concubine of the Sueki clan, Yuxi, had already befriended Yi Yin, but Ji Yu took her away from Luo, and Yi Yin ran to Shang Tang in anger.
Repeated conquests also angered many of the more authoritative tribes. There are clans (descendants of Shun) who were destroyed for disobeying Shunji. The Shang clan, which was active in the southwestern part of present-day Shandong Province in eastern Henan, was thriving during the Summer Turmoil. Under the pretext of Shang disobedience, Jie also attacked the Shang leader Tang and was defeated. Tang was imprisoned in Xiatai and subsequently released.
Around 1600 BC, tang, the leader of the Shang tribe, led the Fang tribe in a crusade. After destroying the pro-Xia tribes of Wei, Gu, and Kunwu, they went to war with Jie in Canghuang. Tang's power was great, but he could not resist it, and he fought while fleeing, and was eventually defeated by the old site of the Youluo clan. He fled to Naruto (present-day Xi'an-e, Shanxi), where Tang chased after him and fought a major battle at Naruto. Defeated again, he was banished by Tang to Mount Lishan), lived with the Sueki clan, and finally ran to Nanchaozhishan (南巢之山, in modern Chaohu, Anhui Province) and died there.
The Battle of Naruto was destroyed, and with the support of the Fang tribe, Shang Tang was called "King" in The Battle of Mingtiao. In this way, the Xia Dynasty, the first hereditary regime in Chinese history, collapsed, and the theory was passed down to 13th and 17 kings, which lasted about 400 years. The time of the fall of the kingdom was around 1600 BC.
Regarding the Xia Dynasty, in fact, it was not internationally recognized until the discovery of the Oracle in 1899 and the excavation of the Yin Ruins in Anyang in 1928, which confirmed the existence of Yin Shang. The affirmation of the "History of Yin Benji" will inevitably lead to the understanding that the "History of Xia Benji" is also the history of faith. As a result, in the 1950s, the archaeological community proposed the topic of xia culture exploration.
In the summer of 1959, Mr. Xu Xusheng, a famous Chinese archaeologist, led a team to investigate the "Summer Ruins" in western Henan, and discovered the Erlitou site, which opened the prelude to the exploration of Xia culture.
It is also the discovery of the Erlitou site that proves the existence of the Xia Dynasty, and the discovery of the Erlitou site has unveiled the mystery of the ancient "Xia Capital", and now the Erlitou site is the remains of the capital city of the Xia Dynasty, which has gradually become the consensus of the academic community.
About the Xia Dynasty is probably like this, the mythological stories will be published in the future, and the chronicle series is still mainly based on the main history, simply introducing the history of our country to the readers.
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