Jin (廑) was the 13th ruler of the legendary Xia Dynasty. His other name is Yinjia (胤甲), He probably ruled for about 21 years. According to Bamboo Annals, he moved the capital to West River (西河). In the fourth year of Jin's reign, he missed his former hometown and made the music of West Sound (西音). In the eighth year of his regime, there was a very serious drought. One of his vassals, surname Ji (己), given name Fan (樊), was the leader of Kunwu (昆吾). Originally he was assigned to the land of Wei (卫), but he moved his capital from Wei to Xu (许).
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Jin of Xia
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| Preceded by Jiong |
King of China 1810 BC – 1789 BC |
Succeeded by Kong Jia |
