Tags: Monarch.
Shaokang (Chinese: 少康; pinyin: Shàokāng his surname was Sì 姒) was the sixth ruler of the Xia Dynasty of China. He was the son of Xiang. His father was killed in a battle against Han Zhuo’s two sons Han Jiao and Han Yi; Shaokang’s mother Ji managed to escape and had him after a few months. In 2079 BC Shaokang and his followers engaged in a battle against Han Zhuo defeated and killed him and restored the Xia Dynasty.
