What was it called before the Xia Dynasty? Who founded the Xia Dynasty?

Recently, we shared some knowledge about the Xia Dynasty. If you are not satisfied, today we will continue to look at what the Xia Dynasty was called before? Who was the founder of the Xia Dynasty? Who are the representatives of the Xia Dynasty? Learn more about the different periods of the Xia Dynasty, so that we can have more knowledge and understanding.

Contents of this article

1. What was it called before the Xia Dynasty?

2. Who was the founder of the Xia Dynasty?

3. Who is the representative figure of the Xia Dynasty?

What was it called before the Xia Dynasty?

1. Before the Xia Dynasty refers to the ancient times that people often talk about. It refers to the historical period before the appearance of existing written records. Therefore, the definition of ancient times in different parts of the world is different.

2. History before the Xia Dynasty refers to the period of history before the Xia Dynasty in ancient China. The Chinese ape-men (the earlier period was 1.7 million years ago, and the later period was 400,000 to 500,000 years ago) only left primitive Paleolithic culture underground, and it is impossible for the myths and legends of the time to be passed down. About 6,000 to 7,000 years ago, different places entered the prosperous period of matriarchal clan communes in different forms, and preserved the Neolithic culture. At this time, each ethnic group had its own totem worship, religion and myths, but they were often vague memories or descriptions combined with later religious ideas. About 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, various places successively entered the patriarchal clan society, and there were myths and legends with rich content.

Who founded the Xia Dynasty?

1. The founder of the Xia Dynasty was Qi.

2. Qi was the son of Dayu. It is said that Dayu was the great-great-grandson of Huangdi. His father was named Gun, a hero who controlled floods at that time. Dayu inherited his father's career and successfully solved the flood problem that Gun failed to solve at that time. So Emperor Shun abdicated the throne to Dayu.

3. As the last tribal leader to ascend the throne under the abdication system, Dayu did not abdicate his throne, but passed it directly to his son Qi. After inheriting Dayu's throne, Qi established the Xia Dynasty with the support of many princes and made Yangcheng the capital. Thus, Qi established the first slave state in Chinese history.

4. The accession of Qi, the son of Dayu, also created the history of the transformation of the ancient Chinese "public world" into a "family world". The system of hereditary monarchy became the mainstream of history for thousands of years. It is said that Dayu originally wanted to pass his position to Bo Yi, but because of the jealousy of Si Qi, Si Qi killed Bo Yi and took his place.

Who is the representative figure of the Xia Dynasty?

The representative figures of the Xia Dynasty were Dayu, Xia Qi, Houyi, Shaokang and others. Xia Qi was the son of Dayu. After inheriting the throne of Dayu, he established the Xia Dynasty. As a result, the abdication system among primitive tribes in ancient times was broken, and the inheritance of the hereditary monarchy system in ancient my country that lasted for more than 4,000 years began.

According to legend, Dayu was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. During Shun's reign, he solved the flood problem that had existed for many years, and was succeeded by Shun as the leader of the tribe. It is said that Dayu originally intended to abdicate his throne to Yi, the leader of the Dongyi tribe. After Dayu's death, Dayu's son Qi killed Yi and inherited Dayu's throne.

Houyi was the leader of Youqiong clan of Dongyi tribe during the Xia Dynasty, while Shaokang was the heir of Xia Qi, Si Xiang was his father, and Si Taikang was his great-uncle. During the reign of King Taikang of Xia, Houyi usurped the power and issued a decree not to allow Si Taikang to enter the country. Si Shaokang always had the ambition to restore the country, and finally restored the rule of the Xia Dynasty with the help of the remaining ministers of the Xia Hou clan.