| Di Yi 帝乙 | |
|---|---|
| King of Shang dynasty | |
| Reign | 1101–1076 BC |
| Predecessor | Wen Ding |
| Successor | King Zhou of Shang |
| Died | 1076 BC |
| Issue | |
| Father | Wen Ding |
Di Yi (Chinese: 帝乙), personal name Zi Xian (Chinese: 子羨), was a king of the Shang dynasty from 1101 BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at Yin.
Records
According to the Bamboo Annals, in the third year of his reign, he ordered Nanzhong(南仲) 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 according to oracle bone records (see the Dongyi),
The king was the older brother of Jizi and Bigan.
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
Sources
- Di Cosmo, 1999: 908
- Wu, 220.
| Di Yi Shang dynasty | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWen Wu Ding | King of China c. 1101 BC – c. 1076 BC |
Succeeded byDi Xin |
| Kings of the Shang dynasty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predynastic Shang | 商 | |
| Early Shang | ||
| Late Shang | ||
| The term here refers to the period in the historiographical sense, starting from Pan Geng who is traditionally said to have moved the Shang capital to Yinxu. The same term can also refer to the historical polity as the earliest known literate civilization in China, starting from Wu Ding. Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC | ||
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