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The first ruler in China's Xia dynasty was the semi-mythical Yu, who is known for building irrigation channels to control the Yellow River. Is there a scholarly consensus on the historicity of Yu? Who is the first Chinese ruler whose historicity is unquestioned?

by /u/envatted_love in /r/AskHistorians

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