Di Yi

Di Yi
帝乙
King of Shang dynasty
Reign1101–1076 BC
PredecessorWen Ding
SuccessorDi Xin
Died1076 BC
Issue
Names
Temple name
Di Yi (帝乙)
FatherWen Ding
Di Yi
Chinese帝乙
Literal meaning"Thearch II"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindì yǐ
Bopomofoㄉㄧˋ ㄧˇ
Wade–Gilesti4-i3
Middle Chinese
Middle ChinesetejH 'it
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)/*tˁek-s qrət/

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 in modern-day Anyang, Henan, and his reign is preserved in oracle bone inscriptions and bronzeware.