Zu Yi (), personal name Zǐ Téng, was a

Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and ...

King of China The Chinese sovereign was the ruler of a particular monarchical regime in the historical periods of ancient China and imperial China. Sovereigns ruling the same regime, and descended from the same paternal line, constituted a dynasty. Several t ...

. In the ''

Records of the Grand Historian ''Records of the Grand Historian'', also known by its Chinese name ''Shiji'', is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's 24 dynastic histories. The ''Records'' was written in the early 1st century by the ancient Chinese his ...

'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the thirteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father

He Dan Jia He Dan Jia () or Jian Jia (), personal name Zi Zheng, was a Shang dynasty King of China. Records In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the twelfth Shang king, succeeding his father Wai Ren. He was enthroned in ...

(). He was enthroned in the year of Jisi () with Xiang () as his capital. In the first year of his reign he moved his capital to Geng () where he held a ceremony and wrote the article of Zuyi. The following year he moved his capital again, this time to Bi () where six years later his palace was completed. During his reign the Shang became stronger than ever thanks to some fine appointments including Wuxian () as his prime minister in the third year of his reign and Gaoyu () as his vassal in the fifteenth year of his reign. He ruled for about 19 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zu Yi and was succeeded by his son Zu Xin ().

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inscriptions on

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unearthed at

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alternatively record that he was the twelfth Shang king succeeding his brother Jian Jia () and given the posthumous name Xia Yi ().

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