Xiao Yi of Shang
King of Shang Dynasty
About Xiao Yi of Shang
Lived 1400 BC – 1325 BC.
Xiao Yi , 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: ) and study under Gan Pan (Chinese: ). He ruled for 10 years, was given the posthumous name Xiao Yi and was succeeded by his son.
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the twentieth Shang king.
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Who was Xiao Yi of Shang?
King of Shang Dynasty
When was Xiao Yi of Shang born?
Xiao Yi of Shang was born in 1400 BC.
When did Xiao Yi of Shang die?
Xiao Yi of Shang died in 1325 BC.
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