Tai Kang loved to
hunt and did not rule well. According to the
Bamboo Annals, Tai Kang took the
throne in the year of
Guiwei. His capital was in
Zhenxun (斟鄩). In his first year, while he went hunting beyond the
Luo River,
Houyi came and occupied Zhenxin. Tai Kang died 4 years later, or according to the book
Lushi, 10 years later. According to
Records of the Grand Historian, he ruled about 19 years and lost his regime. "Taiping Yulan" claims he was a tyrant who ruled for 29 years, then lost his regime and vanished. He was succeeded by his brother
Zhong Kang and nephew
Xiang of Xia. In some sources, Tai Kang was drowned in a
lake. ==See also==