Great Xia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Xia
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Xia_Dynasty
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Erlitou_culture
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Yangcheng
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:endDate c. 1600 BCE
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Yu_the_Great
gptkbp:governmentType hereditary monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod disputed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Xia
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_Chinese
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Jie_of_Xia
gptkb:Qi_of_Xia
gptkb:Yu_the_Great
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:legendary_Three_Sovereigns_and_Five_Emperors
gptkbp:significance first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography
gptkbp:source gptkb:Book_of_Documents
gptkb:Records_of_the_Grand_Historian
gptkb:Bamboo_Annals
gptkbp:startYear c. 2070 BCE
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Shang_Dynasty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Xia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6