Xia - The first dynasty of China history

Xia Dynasty was the first political dynasty in China. It was founded by the Si-clan, the descendants of the founding fathers of the clan, were Yu. The lack of written records, although historians have not reached a clear picture of how the people lived at that time. According to later tradition hold Yu spent thirteen years to dig canals and dikes. When the Emperor Shun died, do not agree with the decision of officials at the imperial son leave Shun inherit the throne. Yu wanted after his death succeeded by his son. It was Yu, who founded the first imperial dynasty of China. Xia's last king was known as Jieh. According to old legends of the last emperor of China was in a bad reputation oppressive measures for the country. One of the officers of the empire, Tang, rebelled against the Emperor, and finally around 1600 BC, Xia was conquered by Tang, and had begun a new era of the Shang Dynasty.