How many dynasties were there before the Xia Dynasty?

The Tang Dynasty only had one dynasty.

There was a debate about whether there were other dynasties before the Xia Dynasty. Some historians believed that there was a dynasty before the Xia Dynasty, the Yu Dynasty. They cited some ancient books and records to support this view. For example,"Left Turn" recorded the existence of the Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. Han Feizi's Xianxue also mentioned the existence of Yu and Xia dynasties for more than 2000 years. In addition, some scholars pointed out that there was no dynasty before the Xia Dynasty, only the period of tribal alliances. Therefore, there was no definite answer to the question of whether there was a dynasty before the Xia Dynasty.

The Xia Dynasty had a total of 17 emperors.

There were 19 dynasties in Chinese history: 1 Xia Dynasty (21st century B.C. -16th century B.C.) 2. Shang Dynasty (16th century B.C. -11th century B.C.) 3. Western Zhou (c. 11th century B.C. -771 B.C.) 4. Eastern Zhou (771 B.C. -256 A.D.) Spring and Autumn Warring States Period (770 - 221) 6. Qin Dynasty (221 - 206) 7 Western Han Dynasty (206 - 9 AD) 8 Eastern Han (25 - 220 AD) 9 Three Kingdoms (220 - 280 AD) 10 Western Jin Dynasty (265 - 316 AD) Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420) 12 Northern and Southern Dynasties (420 - 589) 13 Sui Dynasty (581 - 618) 14 Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907 - 960) Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) 17 Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368) 18 Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) The length of each dynasty was different. Some dynasties only lasted for a few hundred years, while others lasted for thousands of years. At the same time, each dynasty had several emperors. Some dynasties only had one emperor, while others had many emperors.

The dynasties that were earlier than the Xia Dynasty were the Yu Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty.

Great Xia had a total of 17 emperors.

There were many different categories and styles of Chinese literature before the Xia Dynasty. 1. Mythological novels: Before the Xia Dynasty, China's legend and mythological system was already very complete. These mythological novels usually depicted primitive religious beliefs and scenes of life in ancient society. For example, the Classic of Mountains and Seas was a classic mythological novel that described ancient Chinese myths and legends and mysterious natural phenomena. 2. Epic novels: Before the Xia Dynasty, there were already some epic novels in China, such as Gilgamesh and Homer. These epic novels usually depicted the rise and fall of ancient countries and wars. They were classics in ancient Chinese literature. 3. Rap literature: Before the Xia Dynasty, Chinese rap literature had already begun to appear. Rap literature is a form of literature that is performed verbally, often with elements of music and dance. For example, the rap part of Journey to the West was a typical form of rap literature. 4. Narration literature: Before the Xia Dynasty, there were already some narrative literature works such as the Spring and Autumn Annals and Zuo Zhuan. These literary works described the historical events and wars of the Spring and Autumn Period. They were classics in ancient Chinese literature. 5. Poetry: Before the Xia Dynasty, there were many forms of poetry in China, including the Book of Songs and the Songs of Chu. These poems usually express the thoughts and feelings of the ancient people and are the treasures of ancient Chinese literature. The rich and colorful literature that appeared before the Xia Dynasty not only laid the foundation for the development of ancient Chinese literature, but also had a profound impact on the literary forms and thoughts of later generations.

There was no specific information about how many female protagonists there were in the novels of the princes of Xia. The search results mentioned a female lead, Xia Xinyu, but other than that, there was no other information about the female lead of the Marquis of Xia. Therefore, it was impossible to determine the number of female protagonists in the novels of the princes of Xia.

The opening lines of the Xia Dynasty were: Xia, Shang and Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou divided into two parts; Spring and Autumn and Warring States, unified Qin and Han; divided into three parts, Wei, Shu and Wu, extended before and after the Second Jin; Northern and Southern Dynasties coexisted, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties; Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing, the dynasty ended here.

There were a total of 20 dynasties in ancient China.