| Shang Dynasty Succession |
Son of Jian Di, wife of Di Ku Xie |
TIANWEN verses 107-8 |
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Chief Hai and his younger brother, Heng, graze their catttle across the river in You Yi, where they are welcomed by the neighboring tribe's chief. Wang Hai |
verses 109-112 |
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Heng conspires with the other chief's wife, and his elder brother Hai is murdered. Heng flees across the river, abandoning their cattle, is made chief, then returns with an army. Heng |
verses 113-116 |
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Heng is embraced again by the foreign chief. When Heng never returns home with the cattle, Hai's son, Shang Jia Wei, is made chief, and is sent on an expedition to retrieve the cattle. Shang Jia Wei |
verses 117-120 |
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With the assistance of his minister, Yi Zhi, Tang, descendant of Wei, conquered the last king of the Xia dynasty, and in 1766 BCE, proclaimed a new dynasty, the Shang. Tang |
verses 121-24, 167-68 125-26 |
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descendant of Tang, Chou Xin, also called Shou, ascended the throne in 1154 BCE.
Chou Xin [weds Da Ji] Shou's three high ministers were Chang, Bi Gan, and Mei Bo. Bi Gan tried to remonstrate with Shou and was sliced to pieces. When Mei Bo's daughter refused Shou's advances, he killed her and made minced meat of him. Chang was thrown into prison under suspicion of plotting rebellion. |
verses 143-48 |
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Chang, Chief of the West, rebels against Chou Xin. |
verse 153 |