Xie of Xia

Xie of Xia

Xie (Chinese: 泄, Xiè) was the tenth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty. The son of Mang, Xie ascended the throne in the "Xinwei" (辛未) year. He possibly ruled 25 years. According to the Bamboo Annals, in the 12th year of Xie's reign, the prince of Yin (殷), Zihai (子亥), while a guest in Youyi (有易), was "guilty of licentious conduct" and killed by the leader of the place, Mianchen (綿臣), who also sent away his retinue. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xie of Xia has received more than 42,989 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Xie of Xia is the 9,669th most popular politician (down from 8,358th in 2019).