Xiao Yi of Shang

King of Shang dynasty
  • Family name:
    Zi (子)
  • Given name:
    Lian (敛)
Posthumous nameXiao Yi (小乙)

Xiao Yi (Chinese: 小乙), personal name Zi Lian, was a Shang dynasty King of China.

In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the twenty-first Shang king, succeeding his older brother Xiao Xin. He was enthroned with Yin as his capital. In the sixth year of his reign he ordered his son Wu Ding to live at He (Chinese: 河) and study under Gan Pan (Chinese: 甘盘). He ruled for 10 years, was given the posthumous name Xiao Yi and was succeeded by his son.[1][2][3]

Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the twentieth Shang king.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
  2. ^ a b "The Shang Dynasty Rulers". China Knowledge. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship" (PDF). Indiana University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
Xiao Yi of Shang
Shang dynasty
Preceded by
Xiao Xin
 King of China Succeeded by
Wu Ding
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