About Yin Jifu
Born 900 BC. Yin Jifu was a writer and politician.
Yin Jifu (, 826–778 BC) was a Chinese minister of the Zhou dynasty, who assisted King Xuan of Zhou in military campaigns against the Xianyun.
Several poems in the Classic of Poetry are attributed to him, including "Songgao" and "Zhengmin" , which praise King Xuan's rule; as well as "Hanyi" and "Jiang Han" . This view has not been widely accepted. Fang County and Yanjin County, Henan have both laid claims to being Yin's ancestral home.
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Who was Yin Jifu?
minister of King Xuan of Zhou
When was Yin Jifu born?
Yin Jifu was born in 900 BC.
What was Yin Jifu's occupation?
Yin Jifu was a writer and politician.
What nationality was Yin Jifu?
Yin Jifu's recorded nationality: Western Zhou.
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