Zhu of Xia
| Zhu 杼 | |
|---|---|
| King of China | |
| Issue | Huai of Xia |
| Dynasty | Xia dynasty |
| Father | Shao Kang |
| Mother | Daughter of the Chief of Northern Tribe |
| Religion | Chinese mythology |
Zhu (Chinese: 杼, also 予, 宁, 佇, or 宇, but read "Zhù" according to Sima Zhen) was the seventh king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty who took the throne in the year of ji si (己巳) and lived in Yuan (now Jiyuan). His father was king Shao Kang and his mother was a daughter of the Chief of Northern Tribe.[1][2][3]
In the fifth year of his regime he moved his capital from Yuan to Laoqiu (now Kaifeng); in the eighth year he hunted in the East China Sea and invaded Sanshou; in the thirteenth year his Shang vassal Ming died at He. He was also the inventor of armor in Chinese history.
He died in the seventeenth year of his reign. His successor was his son Huai.
Sources
- ^ Tian Wen: A Chinese Book of Origins by Yuan Qu, Stephen Field, page 112.
- ^ Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian
- ^ Bamboo Annals