Di Yi


Di Yi was a king of the Shang dynasty of China from 1101 BC to 1076 BC. His capital was at Yin.
According to the Bamboo Annals, on the third year of his reign, he ordered Nanzhong to fight Kun Barbarians and built Shuofang in the middle of Kun territory after winning a battle. He also fought the Renfang, eventually capturing and sacrificing their chief.
The king was the older brother of Jizi and Bigan. It is commonly accepted that he was an ancestor of Confucius.

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