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Zu Ji (祖己)
Prince of Shang dynasty
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Zu Ji (祖己)

Zu Ji (Chinese: 祖己) was the eldest son of King Wu Ding but despite his kingly title he never succeeded his father as a Shang dynasty King of China.

In the Records of the Grand Historian he was said by Sima Qian to have died in distant exile during the twenty-fifth year of his father's reign.[1]

Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu confirm his lineage and his failure to succeed to the throne.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "The Shang Dynasty Rulers". China Knowledge. Retrieved August 7, 2007. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship" (PDF). Indiana University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)