Fa of Xia

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]

Fa 發
King of the Xia dynasty
Reign	1747–1728 BC
Predecessor	Gao
Successor	Jie
Issue	Jie
Names Chinese: Hou Jin (后敬)
Father	Gao of Xia

Fa of Xia
Chinese	發
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fā Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jye IPA [fá] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Faat3 IPA [fa˧] Southern Min Tâi-lô Kia̍t Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) *Cə.pat

Fa's son Jie with the two ladies

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