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King Jie (Chinese: ; traditionally 1728 1675 BCE) 2.2 Alcohol lake
was the 17th and last ruler of the Xia dynasty of China.
He is traditionally regarded as a tyrant and oppressor who According to Liu Xiangs book Lien zhuan written
brought about the collapse of a dynasty.* [1]
much later, around 18 BCE, Jie was corrupted by his inwho
Around 1600 BCE, Jie was defeated by Tang of Shang, fatuation with his concubine Mo Xi ( or ),
*
*
was
beautiful,
but
completely
lacking
in
virtue.
[7]
[8]
bringing an end to the Xia Dynasty that lasted about 500
Among
other
things,
she
liked
to
drink,
enjoyed
music,
*
years, and a rise to the new Shang Dynasty. [2]
and also had a penchant for jugglers and sing-song girls.
Apparently, she had Jie order a lake of wine made.* [8]
They both sailed about in the alcohol lake in an orgy
1 Early years
of drunken naked men and women bathing and drinking.* [9] She then commanded 3,000 men to drink the
Jie is generally known as Xia Jie () or Jie of Xia. His lake dry, only to laugh when they all drowned.* [8]* [9]
given name was L Gui ().* [3] Jie ascended to the This event was also recorded in the Han Yings book
throne in the year of Renchen ().* [4]* [5] Initially, his Han shi waizhuan.* [9]* [10]
capital was in Zhenxun. He lived there for three years and
constructed his tilt palace.* [4]* [5] About the same time,
he destroyed the pyramid of Rong (), and quelled a 2.3 Jies cuisine
rebellion by the Quanyi people (aka Fei Barbarians) after
A great deal of eort was spent on Jies cuisine and his
they entered Qi, near Fen.* [4]* [5]
requirements. Vegetables had to come from the northHis parents were Fa of Xia and his wife.
west, sh had to be from the East Sea, seasonings and
sauces had to come from ginger that grew in the south,
sea salt had to come from the north.* [3] Several hundred
2 King of Xia
people were employed just to supply Jie with his meals.
Anyone that got his meal wrong was beheaded.* [3]
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Jie was also a known alcoholic, but he did not drink regular wine. He drank a type of pure alcohol wine ().
The people working for him who could not supply this
drink were killed.* [3] Many people died because of this.
And while he was drinking wine it was required that he
ride on someones back like a horse.* [3]
REFERENCES
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4 See also
Mount Tai earthquake
5 References
[1] /. [2002] (2002) Chinese civilization in a new light
#1 . Publishing
Company. ISBN 962-07-5314-3. pg 150.
[2] . (2005) (2006) #1 .
. ISBN 962-8885-24-3. p 26.
[3] . (2005) (2006) #1 .
. ISBN 962-8885-24-3. p 27.
[4] Bamboo annals Xia chapter on Xia Jie under the name Gui
().
[5] Virginia.edu. "Virginia.edu contents of Bamboo annal.
Xia chapter. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.
[6] , . [2002] (2003) .
. Intelligence press. ISBN 962-8792-80-6. p 51.
[7] Virginia.edu. "Virginia.edu.etext scan. Retrieved on
2010-10-03.
[8] Lien zhuan () scroll 7 chapter on Jie of Xia with
Mo Xi
[9] S.J Marshall. [2002] (2002) The Mandate of Heaven:
Records from the later Qin Dynasty say that during the
Hidden History in the I Ching. Columbia university press.
last year of Jies reign, ice formed during the summer
ISBN 0-231-12299-3, ISBN 978-0-231-12299-3. p 177mornings and frost occurred through July. Heavy rainfall
178.
toppled buildings, hot and cold weather arrived in disorder, and crops failed. Some scientists correlate this event [10] Han shi waizhuan () scroll 2.
with a volcanic winter, possibly due to the Minoan erup- [11] . (2005) (2006) #1 .
tion of Thera circa 1628 BC.* [13]
. ISBN 962-8885-24-3. p 30.
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