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Chronology of the Chinese.
3. 夏紀 HEA KE.
Tae Kang.
Chung Kang.
Names of the Sovereign.
4. 大禹 2. 帝啓
Ta Yu.
Te Ke.
3. 太康
4. 仲康
5. 帝相
6. 少康
7. 帝村
Te Choo.
8. 帝槐
Te Hwae.
9. 帝芒
Te Mang.
Te Seě.
Te Seäng.
MARCH,
With cotemporary Chinese Events.
It was in this age that 雨金
yu kin, it rained gold.
About the same time, also, IK HEteih tsò tsew, Eteih
made wine: Yu banished him and interdicted the use of the tsew- a strong and alcoholic liquor, and not simple wine, since it is known that the grape is not indigenous in
Shaou Kang. China.
10. 帝泄
11. 帝不降 Te Puhkeäng.
12. 帝局 Te Keung. 13. 帝廑
Te Kin.
14. ♬ Te Kungkeð.
15. 帝皇
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17. 桀
Te Kaou.
Te Fă.
Keě Kwei.
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This dynasty, commencing B. c. 2205 and terminating 1767, oc- cupied the throne 439 years, the records of which are brief and of doubtful authenticity. Of all the seventeen emperors, the first, Ta Yu, or Yu the Great, was the most celebrated, for his virtues; last, Keě Kwei, was the most notorious for his vices. Of the other monarchs of this family, little is recorded besides their names, and these read like mere chronological characters.
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