Di Yi
Di Yi (Chinese: 帝乙), personal name Zǐ Xiàn (Chinese: 子羨), was a king of the Shang dynasty of Ancient China from 1101 BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at Yin.
| Di Yi 帝乙 | |
|---|---|
| King of Shang dynasty | |
| Reign | 1101–1076 BC |
| Predecessor | Wen Ding |
| Successor | King Zhou of Shang |
| Died | 1076 BC |
| Issue | Weizi of Song (宋微子) Weizhong of Song (宋微仲) Di Xin |
| Father | Wen Ding |
Records
According to the Bamboo Annals, in the third year of his reign, he ordered Nanzhong to fight Kun Barbarians and built Shuofang (朔方, roughly modern Ordos in Inner Mongolia) in the middle of Kun territory after winning a battle. He also fought the Renfang (see the Dongyi),[1]
Sons
- Weiziqi (Chinese: 微子啟), Di Yi's eldest son. After the Shang succumbed to the Zhou dynasty, he was awarded the state of Song.
- Weizhong (Chinese: 微仲), Di Yi's second son, the second ruler of Song.
- King Zhou of Shang, Di Yi's youngest son, the last Shang king[2]
Sources
- Di Cosmo, 1999: 908
- Wu, 220.
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