Fa of Xia explained

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).

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]}

See also

• Yu the Great

Notes and References

1. Bamboo Annals, a chronicle of ancient China
2. Book: Milton Walter Meyer. China: A Concise History. registration. 1994. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-8226-3033-3. 126.
3. http://espanol.cri.cn/chinaabc/chapter14/chapter140101.htm Xia dynasty
4. http://www.pureinsight.org/node/1655 Reflections on History: Natural disasters and the Decline and fall of the Xia Dynasty
5. 吳階平, 喻滄, 季羨林. [2002] (2002) 世紀中國學術大典: 測繪學, 大氣科學, 固體地球物理學, 應用地球物理學, 海洋科學. 福建教育出版社., . p. 41.
6. Bamboo Annals, listed under Xia chapters on King Fa's 7th year.
7. "When Emperor Fa died during his seventh year of reign, Mount Tai shattered."