Fa 發 | |||||
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King of the Xia dynasty | |||||
Reign | 1747–1728 BC | ||||
Predecessor | Gao | ||||
Successor | Jie | ||||
Issue | Jie | ||||
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Father | Gao of Xia |
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).
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 1731 BC as the Mount Tai earthquake.[5]
The earthquake was mentioned briefly in the Bamboo Annals.[6][7]