Yong Ji
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| Yong Ji (Zi Dian/Zhou) 雍己 (子佃/伷) | |
| Ancestral name (姓): | Zi (子) |
| Given name (名): | Dian (佃) or Zhou (伷) |
| King of Shang Dynasty | |
| Dates of reign: | |
| Posthumous name: | Yong Ji (雍己) |
| Dates are in the proleptic Julian calendar | |
Yong Ji (Chinese: 雍己, born Zi Dian (Chinese: 子佃) or Zi Zhou (Chinese: 子伷), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the eighth Shang king, succeeding his brother Xiao Jia (Chinese: 太庚). He was enthroned in the year of Jiaxu (Chinese: 甲戌) with Bo (Chinese: 亳) as his capital. He ruled for 12 years, was given the posthumous name Yong Ji and was succeeded by brother Tai Wu (Chinese: 太戊).[1][2][3]
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the eighth Shang king succeeding his brother Da Wu (Chinese: 大戊), given the posthumous name Lu Ji (Chinese: 小甲) and succeeded by his nephew Zhong Ding (Chinese: 中丁).[2][3]
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- ^ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
- ^ 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 Xiao Jia |
King of China | Succeeded by Tai Wu |
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