Xia dynasty

Xia dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; Pinyin: xià cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsia-ch'ao) was the first dynasty of China. It was founded in 2100 BC and ended in 1600 BC. Until archaeologists dug at Erlitou in Henan Province, many scientists were not sure if the Xia Dynasty was real or a myth. The last king was Jie who was said to be cruel and greedy. He was defeated by T'ang, the king of the Shang people from the east.

Kings of the Xia dynasty

Names after death (Shi Hao 諡號)¹
Order	Reign²	Chinese	Pinyin	Notes
01	45	禹	Yǔ	also Yu the Great (大禹; dà yǔ)
02	10	啟	Qǐ
03	29	太康	Tai Kang
04	13	仲康	Zhòng Kāng
05	28	相	Xiāng
06	21	少康	Shǎo Kāng
07	17	杼	Zhù
08	26	槐	Huái
09	18	芒	Máng
10	16	泄	Xiè
11	59	不降	Bù Jiàng
12	21	扃	Jiōng
13	21	廑	Jǐn	Guoyu: jìn, putonghua: jǐn
14	31	孔甲	Kǒng Jiǎ
15	11	皋	Gāo
16	11	發	Fā
17	52	桀	Jié	also Lu Gui (履癸 lǚ guǐ)
1 Sometimes the king has the dynasty name, Xia (夏), in his name. For example, Xia Yu (夏禹).
2 Possible number of years.