Zu Yi
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Zu YiZu Yi (Chinese
: 祖乙, born Zi Teng (Chinese: 子滕), was a Shang Dynasty
King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian
he was listed by Sima Qian
as the thirteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father He Dan Jia
(Chinese: 河亶甲). He was enthroned in the year of Jisi (Chinese: 己巳) with Xiang (Chinese: 相) as his capital. In the first year of his reign he moved his capital to Geng (Chinese: 耿) where he held a ceremony and wrote the article of Zuyi. The following year he moved his capital again, this time to Bi (Chinese: 庇) where six years later his palace was completed. During his reign the Shang became stronger than ever thanks to some fine appointments including Wuxian (Chinese: 巫贤) as his prime minister in the third year of his reign and Gaoyu (Chinese: 高圉) as his vassal in the fifteenth year of his reign. He ruled for about 19 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zu Yi and was succeeded by his son Zu Xin
(Chinese: 祖辛).
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu
alternatively record that he was the twelfth Shang king succeeding his brother Jian Jia
(Chinese: 戔錢) and given the posthumous name Xia Yi (Chinese: 下乙).
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: 祖乙, born Zi Teng (Chinese: 子滕), was a Shang Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
he was listed by Sima Qian
Sima Qian
Sima Qian was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian , a "Jizhuanti"-style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to...
as the thirteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father He Dan Jia
He Dan Jia
He Dan Jia He Dan Jia He Dan Jia (Chinese: 河亶甲, born Zi Zheng (Chinese: 子整), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the twelfth Shang king, succeeding his father Wai Ren (Chinese: 外壬). He was enthroned in the year of Gengshen (Chinese:...
(Chinese: 河亶甲). He was enthroned in the year of Jisi (Chinese: 己巳) with Xiang (Chinese: 相) as his capital. In the first year of his reign he moved his capital to Geng (Chinese: 耿) where he held a ceremony and wrote the article of Zuyi. The following year he moved his capital again, this time to Bi (Chinese: 庇) where six years later his palace was completed. During his reign the Shang became stronger than ever thanks to some fine appointments including Wuxian (Chinese: 巫贤) as his prime minister in the third year of his reign and Gaoyu (Chinese: 高圉) as his vassal in the fifteenth year of his reign. He ruled for about 19 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zu Yi and was succeeded by his son Zu Xin
Zu Xin
Zu Xin Zu Xin Zu Xin (Chinese: 祖辛, born Zi Dan (Chinese: 子旦), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the fourteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father Zu Yi (Chinese: 祖乙). He was enthroned in the year of Wuzi (Chinese: 戊子) with Bi...
(Chinese: 祖辛).
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu
Yinxu
Yinxu is the ruins of the last capital of China's Shang Dynasty. The capital served 255 years for 12 kings in 8 generations.Rediscovered in 1899, it is one of the oldest and largest archeological sites in China and is one of the historical capitals of China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
alternatively record that he was the twelfth Shang king succeeding his brother Jian Jia
He Dan Jia
He Dan Jia He Dan Jia He Dan Jia (Chinese: 河亶甲, born Zi Zheng (Chinese: 子整), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the twelfth Shang king, succeeding his father Wai Ren (Chinese: 外壬). He was enthroned in the year of Gengshen (Chinese:...
(Chinese: 戔錢) and given the posthumous name Xia Yi (Chinese: 下乙).