Jiong () was the twelfth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty.
Family Jiōng was a son of Xie of XiaA Cultural History of the Chinese Language by Sharron Gu and his spouse and thus a grandson of Máng and brother of Bu Jiang.Chronology of China rulers
His own consort is unknown. His son was Jǐn and his nephew was Kong Jia.
Biography According to the Bamboo Annals,James Legge (1865), The Chinese Classics, Volume 3, part 1. Jiōng ruled about 18 years, while according to the Records of the Grand Historian, he ruled about 21 years.
He acceded to the throne in the Wuxu (戊戌) year.
In the 10th year of Jiōng's reign, Bu Jiang died.
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