Shao Kang - Wikipedia

Shao Kang was the sixth king of the Xia dynasty of ancient China. He was the son of Xiang. His father was killed in a battle against Han Zhuo's two sons, ... ShaoKang FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch KingoftheXiadynasty ShaoKang少康KingoftheXiadynastyPredecessorXiangSuccessorZhuSpouseDaughteroftheChiefofNorthernTribeIssueZhuDynastyXiadynastyFatherXiangofXiaMotherJi ShaoKang(Chinese:少康;pinyin:ShàoKāng,hissurnamewasSì姒)wasthesixthkingoftheXiadynastyofancientChina.HewasthesonofXiang.HisfatherwaskilledinabattleagainstHanZhuo'stwosons,HanJiaoandHanYi;ShaoKang'smotherJimanagedtoescapeandhadhimafterafewmonths.Afterhegrewup,ShaoKangandhisfollowersengagedinabattleagainstHanZhuo,defeatedandkilledhim,andrestoredtheXiaDynasty.[1][2] HewassucceededaskingbyhissonZhu;anothersonWuyuwastraditionallycreditedwithcivilizingtheYueofZhejiangandestablishingthestateofYueatKuaiji. ShaoKangissometimesidentifiedwithDuKang,thelegendaryinventorofwineinChinesemythology. Contents 1Earlyhistory 2Restoration 3Victory 4Asking 5References Earlyhistory[edit] ShaoKang'srestorationofXiaisconsideredasasignificantChineselegend.PriortoShaoKang,theXiakingshadbecomecorrupt,squanderedawaythefamilyfortune,andlostthegoodwillofthepeople.[3]ShaoKang'sfatherwasontherun,andonlyheldthetitleofEmperorinname.WhenXiangwaskilled,ShaoKang'smothersupposedlyescapedbycrawlingthroughaholedugbydogsatthefootofawall.Sheescapedtoherparents'holding,andsecretlygavebirthtoShaoKang.BecausetheworlddidnotknowaboutShaoKang,mostpresumedthatthelastoftheXiafamilyhaddied.[4] Undertheprotectionofhismaternalgrandfather,ShaoKanggrewup.Fromanearlyage,hismothertaughtShaoKanghisbirthright,thefailingofhisfamilyincorruption,andtheneedtorestorerule.Underhismotherandgrandfather'swatchfuleyes,ShaoKanglearnedhistory,literatureandtheartofwar,fortheeventualgoalofoverthrowingHanZhuoandrestoringXia. BythetimeShaoKangturned16,therumorofhisexistenceasthelastheirofXiahadreachedHanZhuo.SoonHanZhuodispatchedhistwosonstofindandkillShaoKangandhewasforcedtofleefromhisgrandfather'sestate. Restoration[edit] Hemanagedtofindsafetyinanortherntribe.ThetriballeaderhadsomepasttiestotheXiaroyalfamily,andresentedtheruleofHanZhuoandhistyrannicalways.HesawpotentialintheyoungexiledprinceofXia,sohedecidedtograntShaoKanghisdaughter'shandinmarriage,and100sq."li"(about25sq.miles)ofrichfarmlandashisownfief.ThisgaveShaoKangabaseofoperation,fromwhichhecouldlearntheartofstatemanagementandbuildhisownpopulationcentertoprepare. InthefirstthreedynastiesofChina,mostofChinawassparselypopulatedwilderness.Itwasoftenthecasethatsecondaryheirsofnobleandroyalfamiliesweregivenlandgrantsovervast,emptyregions,wheretheywereexpectedtobuildtheirownpopulationcenters,attractmigrantpopulationstosettleintheirregions,andthusbuildtheirownfortunes.Eldestsonswereexpectedtoinherittheprimaryestateoftheirfathers,andcontinuetobuildtheexistingpopulationcenters.Youngersons,secondaryheirs,weregiventheopportunitytoprovetheirworthbythelandgrants.SuccessfulleaderscouldbuildtheirowncitystatesandeventuallytheirownKingdoms. Coincidentally,tothegoodfortuneofShaoKanginhismarriageandhislandgrant,aformerministerofXiahadhiddenawayavastsumoftreasureandhadbeenbuyingarmsandbuildinganarmyinsecretpreparationforrevengeonHanZhuo.Thisminister,uponhearingthattheheirofXiahadsurvived,rejoicedandimmediatelyjoinedhisforceswithShaoKang,thusrenewinghisloyaltytoXia.Withhisbasesecureandhisarmybuildingandtraining,ShaoKangcontinuedtobuildhisestateundertheoldbannerofXia,preachingandremindingpeopleofthebenevolenceofoldXiarule. HanZhuo,inthemeantime,grewincreasinglytyrannicalandimposedheavytaxesuponthepeopleofXia.Manypeoplefledfromhisrule.WhenShaoKang'snewXiaKingdomgrewinsizeandfortune,sospreadthewordofShaoKang'sbenevolence.PeoplebegantocompareShaoKangtothe1stbenevolentEmperorsofXia.ManyfledtosettleinShaoKang'sestate. Victory[edit] HanZhuobecamefearfulthatXiahadsurvivedandnowrivaledhispowerinsize.HedespatchedhissonsinthelargestexpeditionforcehecouldmustertodestroyShaoKang.ShaoKangbythistimehadbecomeaseasonedleader.HegathereduphisforcestomeetHanZhuo'sarmy.HewonthebattledecisivelyandkilledHanZhuo'ssons.ThenShaoKang'sarmyswepttothedoorstepoftheoldXiacapital,wheretheXiapeoplegreetedhimasaliberatorbyopeningthedoortothecitadel.HanZhuo,sensingdefeat,committedsuicide. ShaoKangenteredtheXiacapitalasthekingofXia.Heorderedhisarmytoprotectthepeopleandtheirpossessions,andtorestorepeace,allowingXiatoprosper. Asking[edit] WithXia'sancestralhomesecured,ShaoKangpaidhomagetohisancestors,andreceivedthehomageofsurroundingtributarykingdoms,cementinghisreclamationofhisregalbirthright. ThishighlypoliticalandsymbolicritualgrewintotheofficialancestorvenerationreligionofChina.Eachkingdomwasessentiallyoneclan.Astheheadsoftheirrespectiveclans,royalfamilieswereprotectorsoftheclanancestors'bones,andwereresponsibleforofficiatingreligiousceremoniesasastatefunction,therebyenhancingtheirprestige.Akingdomthatwastoopoortoconductitsceremonieswithsufficientsplendorwasconsideredweakenoughtobedestroyed. ZengziwasadescendantofShaoKang.[5][6] References[edit] ^TianWen:AChineseBookofOriginsbyYuanQu,StephenField,p.112. ^DavidHawkes,"TheHeirsofGao-yang".T'oungPao,SecondSeries,Vol.69,Livr.1/3(1983),p. 9. ^TheShapeoftheTurtle:Myth,Art,andCosmosinEarlyChinabySarahAllan ^TheCloudyMirror:TensionandConflictintheWritingsofSimaQianbyStephenW.Durrant ^《宗聖志》，（清）曾國荃續修，宗聖奉祀官府，1974年 ^《武城曾氏重修族譜》，（清）曾繁墫纂，1807年 ShaoKangXiaDynasty Regnaltitles Preceded byXiang KingofChina2007–1985BC Succeeded byZhu vteKingsoftheXiadynasty YutheGreat Qi TaiKang ZhongKang Xiang ShaoKang Zhu Huai Mang Xie BuJiang Jiong Jin KongJia Gao Fa Jie Xia→Shang→Zhou→Qin→Han→3Kingdoms→Jìn/16Kingdoms→S.Dynasties/N.Dynasties→Sui→Tang→5Dynasties&10Kingdoms→Liao/Song/W.Xia/Jīn→Yuan→Ming→Qing→ROC/PRC Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shao_Kang&oldid=1076341022" Categories:21st-centuryBCrulers20th-centuryBCrulersXiadynastykingsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataArticlescontainingChinese-languagetext Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages አማርኛتۆرکجهBân-lâm-gúDeutschEspañolفارسیFrançais한국어BahasaIndonesiaItalianoMagyarNederlands日本語کوردیSrpskohrvatski/српскохрватскиSvenskaไทยTürkçeУкраїнськаTiếngViệt文言吴语粵語中文 Editlinks