Zu Yi
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| Zu Yi (Zi Teng) 祖乙 (子滕) | |
| Ancestral name (姓): | Zi (子) |
| Given name (名): | Teng (滕) |
| King of Shang Dynasty | |
| Dates of reign: | |
| Posthumous name: | Zu Yi (祖乙) |
| Dates are in the proleptic Julian calendar | |
Zu 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 Gaowei (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).[1][2][3][4]
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the twelth Shang king succeeding his brother Jian Jia (Chinese: 戔錢) and given the posthumous name Xia Yi (Chinese: 下乙).[3][4]
[edit] References
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- ^ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
- ^ Emperor Table of Shang Dynasty (English). Travel China Guide. Retrieved on April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b The Shang Dynasty Rulers (English). China Knowledge. Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
- ^ a b Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship (English). Indiana University. Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
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| Preceded by He Dan Jia |
King of China | Succeeded by Zu Xin |

