The Xia was China's first dynasty, located in mid-east Asia. It was founded by Yu The Great, who was born in 2059.
He was a semi-mythical character who saved China from the breathtaking floods of the Yellow river. The capital of the Xia Dynasty was at Yang city. This was were Yu ruled from. After Yu their were sixteen more kings until this dynasty's decline. All those Kings each contributed Xia. But the downfall of the Xia was brought about by it's last emperor, Jie. He was said to have fallen in love with an evil, beautiful woman, that turned him into a tyrant.
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He was a semi-mythical character who saved China from the breathtaking floods of the Yellow river. The capital of the Xia Dynasty was at Yang city. This was were Yu ruled from. After Yu their were sixteen more kings until this dynasty's decline. All those Kings each contributed Xia. But the downfall of the Xia was brought about by it's last emperor, Jie. He was said to have fallen in love with an evil, beautiful woman, that turned him into a tyrant.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/chinadynasties/p/032409XiaDynst.htm