King Di Xin
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King Di Xin was the last ruler of China’s Shang dynasty, historically portrayed as a tyrant whose misrule led to the dynasty’s downfall and replacement by the Zhou.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shang dynasty ruler
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human ⓘ king ⓘ last ruler of a dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Bamboo Annals
NERFINISHED
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Book of Documents NERFINISHED ⓘ Fengshen Yanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Muye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Anyang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide by self-immolation (traditional account) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mingtiao (near Zhaoge/Anyang region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
King Wu of Zhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhou forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Shang period ⓘ |
| father | King Di Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | largely negative in traditional historiography ⓘ |
| historicity | partly supported by oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cruel punishments
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extravagance ⓘ loss of Mandate of Heaven (traditional view) ⓘ misrule leading to fall of Shang ⓘ |
| lastRulerOf | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of tyrannical rule in Chinese political thought ⓘ |
| mother | Queen of Shang (wife of Di Yi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Di Xin
NERFINISHED
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King Di Xin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
cruel ruler
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debauched ruler ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| position | King of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousName |
Zhou
NERFINISHED
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Zhou Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Xin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | King Di Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reign | late 11th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | c. 1046 BCE ⓘ |
| reignEndCause | Zhou conquest ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | c. 1075 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Shang religion ⓘ |
| spouse | Daji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeName | Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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