Di Yi
| Di Yi | |
|---|---|
| King of Shang dynasty | |
| Reign | 1101 - 1076 BC |
| Predecessor | Wen Ding |
| Successor | King Zhou of Shang |
| Died | 1076 BC |
| Issue | Weiziqi, Duke of Song Weizhong, Duke of Song King Zhou of Shang Jizi |
| Father | Wen Ding |
Di Yi (Chinese: 帝乙) was a king of the Shang dynasty of China from 1101BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at Yin.
According to the Bamboo Annals, on the third year of his reigne, he ordered Nanzhong 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 (see the Dongyi),[1] eventually capturing and sacrificing[clarification needed] their chief.[2]
Sons
- King Zhou of Shang, the last Shang king[3]
- Weiziqi (微子啟), the eldest son. After the Shang succumbed to the Zhou dynasty, he was awarded the state of Song.
- Weizhong (微仲), the second ruler of Song
- Jizi, legendary ruler of Gojoseon[4]