Xia
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Xia may refer to:
- Xia (philosophy), a Chinese philosophy similar (but not identical) to the chivalrous code of European knights
- Xia DynastyXia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty in China to be described in ancient historical chronicles such as Bamboo Annals, Classic of History and Records of the Grand Historian. The Xia Dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors gave his throne to him...
, Chinese dynasty, ca. 2070 BC–1600 BC - HuaxiaHuaxiaHuaxia is a name often used to represent China or Chinese civilization.-Etymology:According to the historical record, Zuo Zhuan, the ancient Xia Dynasty of central China was a state that held propriety and justice in high esteem...
, the majority ethnic group later known as the Han Chinese after the Han Dynasty - Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)Tiefu was a pre-state Xiongnu tribe during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Its chieftain Liu Bobo established the state of Xia in 407 and changed his family name into Helian....
(407–431), state of the Xiongnu Tiefu during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China - Prince of Xia, Dou Jiande (573-621), Chinese warlord during the turbulent transition from the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty
- Western XiaWestern XiaThe Western Xia Dynasty or the Tangut Empire, was known to the Tanguts and the Tibetans as Minyak.The state existed from 1038 to 1227 AD in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and...
, 1038–1227, state in ancient China of the Tanguts - XiafsXiafsXiafs was a file system for the operating system Linux which was conceived and developed by Frank Xia and was based on the MINIX file system. Today it is obsolete and not in use, except possibly in some historic installations.-History:...
, a file system developed for the Linux operating system together with the Ext2 file system - Xia County, ShanxiXia County, ShanxiXia is a county in the northern province of Shanxi in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City , in the southernmost region of Shanxi.-See also:*List of administrative divisions of Shanxi...
, in China - Xia class submarineXia class submarineThe 6,500-ton Type 092 Daqingyu submarine was the first ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered submarine class deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, and the first SSBN designed and built in Asia...
, a Chinese ballistic missile submarine. - XIA, the ICAO Code for Irving OilIrving OilIrving Oil is a gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company. It is also one of the few energy companies in Canada to publicly support the Kyoto Accord. Irving Oil operates one large oil refinery...
, Canada - Xia, a place in the fictional BionicleBionicleBionicle is a line of toys by the LEGO Group marketed primarily for 5- to 16-year-olds. The line was launched on December 30, 2000 in Europe and June/July 2001 in Canada and the United States. "Bionicle" is a portmanteau constructed from the words "biological" and "chronicle"...
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