Di Yi

Di Yi (Chinese: 帝乙), personal name Zi Xian (Chinese: 子羨), was a king of the Shang dynasty from 1101 BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at Yin.

Di Yi 帝乙
King of Shang dynasty
Reign	1101–1076 BC
Predecessor	Wen Ding
Successor	King Zhou of Shang
Died	1076 BC
Issue	Weizi of Song Weizhong of Song Di Xin
Father	Wen Ding

Records

According to the Bamboo Annals, in the third year of his reign, he ordered Nanzhong(南仲) to fight Kun Barbarians and built Shuofang (朔方, roughly modern Ordos in Inner Mongolia) in the middle of Kun territory after winning a battle. He also fought the Renfang according to oracle bone records (see the Dongyi),

The king was the older brother of Jizi and Bigan.

Sons

• Weiziqi (Chinese: 微子啟), Di Yi's eldest son. After the Shang succumbed to the Zhou dynasty, he was awarded the state of Song.
• Weizhong (Chinese: 微仲), Di Yi's second son, the second ruler of Song.
• King Zhou of Shang, Di Yi's youngest son, the last Shang king