China: Yu the Great (Da Yu), legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty that began in 2205 BCE.

Da Yu is best remembered for teaching the people techniques to tame rivers and lakes during an epic flood. The Xia era would also go down as the first dynasty in what would later become China with his son Qi following after his reign, the second of a total of 17 Xia emperors. Yu is one of the few Chinese rulers posthumously honored with the honorific 'the Great'.

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