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Di Yi
帝乙
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; Weizhong of Song; Di Xin;
Father	Wen Ding

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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),^[1]

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^[2]

Sources

^ Di Cosmo, 1999: 908
^ Wu, 220.

Regnal titles
Di Yi Shang dynasty
Preceded by Wen Wu Ding	King of China c. 1101 BC – c. 1076 BC	Succeeded by Di Xin

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[1] Di Cosmo, 1999: 908

[2] Wu, 220.

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-'''Emperor Yi''' (Chinese: 帝乙, ''Di Yi'') was a king of the [[Shang Dynasty]] of [[China]] from 1101 to 1076 BC.
+'''Di Yi''' ({{zh|c=帝乙}}), personal name '''Zi Xian''' ({{zh|c=子羨}}), was a king of the [[Shang dynasty]] from 1101&nbsp;BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at [[Yinxu|Yin]].
+== Records ==
-He was born as '''Zi Xian''' ({{lang|zh|子羡}}). His capital was at [[Yinxi|Yin]].
+According to the ''[[Bamboo Annals]]'', in the third year of his reign, he ordered Nanzhong(南仲) to fight Kun [[Hua-Yi distinction|Barbarians]] and built [[Shuofang]] ({{lang|zh|朔方}}, roughly modern [[Ordos Loop|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]]),<ref>Di Cosmo, 1999: 908</ref>
+The king was the older brother of [[Jizi]] and [[Bi Gan|Bigan]].
-According to the ''[[Bamboo Annals]]'', on the third year of his regime, he ordered Nanzhong to fight Kun [[Hua-Yi distinction|Barbarians]] and built [[Shuofang]] ({{lang|zh|朔方}}, roughly modern [[Ordos]] in [[Inner Mongolia]]) in the middle of Kun territory after winning a battle. He also fought the Renfang,<ref>Di Cosmo, 1999: 908</ref> eventually capturing and sacrificing{{clarify|date=October 2012}} their chief.<ref>[[Bamboo Annals]].</ref>
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+*[[Weiziqi]] ({{zh|c=微子啟}}), Di Yi's eldest son. After the Shang succumbed to the [[Zhou dynasty]], he was awarded the [[state of Song]].
-*[[King Zhou of Shang]], the last Shang emperor<ref>Wu, 220.</ref>
-*Weiziqi (微子啟), the eldest son. After the Shang succumbed to the [[Zhou Dynasty]], he was awarded the [[state of Song]].
+*[[Weizhong]] ({{zh|c=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<ref>Wu, 220.</ref>
-*Weizhong (''微仲''), the second ruler of Song
-*[[Jizi]], ruler of [[Gojoseon]]<ref name="Shim 274">{{harvnb|Shim|2002|p=274}}</ref>
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+[[Category:Kings of the Shang dynasty]]

v t e Kings of the Shang dynasty
Predynastic Shang	Xie Zhao Ming Xiang Tu Chang Ruo Cao Yu Ming Wang Hai Wang Heng Shang Jia Bao Yi Bao Bing Bao Ding Zhu Ren Zhu Gui Tang	商
Early Shang	Da Yi Da Ding Da Jia Bu Bing Da Geng Xiao Jia Da Wu Lü Ji Zhong Ding Bu Ren Jian Jia Zu Yi Zu Xin Qiang Jia Zu Ding Nan Geng Xiang Jia
Late Shang⁺	Pan Geng Xiao Xin Xiao Yi Wu Ding Zu Geng Zu Jia Lin Xin Kang Ding Wu Yi Wen Wu Ding Di Yi Di Xin
⁺ 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