Xi Zhong (Chinese: 奚仲) was a legendary Xia dynasty minister claimed to have served Yu the Great^[1] credited in traditional Chinese sources with the invention of the chariot during the 2nd millennium BC.^[2][3][4] Modern archaeological evidence has not found support for that, however, and suggests instead a date closer to 1200 BC for the introduction of small-scale use of chariots.^[5]