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.

Di Yi
帝乙
King of Shang dynasty
Reign1101–1076 BC
PredecessorWen Ding
SuccessorKing Zhou of Shang
Died1076 BC
Issue
FatherWen Ding

Records

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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

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Sources

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  1. ^ Di Cosmo, 1999: 908
  2. ^ Wu, 220.
Di Yi
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of China
c. 1101 BC – c. 1076 BC
Succeeded by