Xia Dynasty - Sovereigns of The Xia Dynasty

Sovereigns of The Xia Dynasty

The following table lists the rulers of Xia according to Sima Qian's Shiji. Unlike Sima Qian's list of Shang Dynasty kings, which is closely matched by oracle bones from late in that period, records of Xia rulers have not yet been found in archeological excavations.

Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號)1
Order	Reign2	Chinese	Hanyu 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	Shào 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: jǐn or 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)