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.

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King Di Xin canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shang dynasty ruler
human
king
last ruler of a dynasty
associatedWork Bamboo Annals
Book of Documents
Fengshen Yanyi
Records of the Grand Historian
battle Battle of Muye
capital Anyang
Yin
country Shang dynasty
culture Chinese
deathCause suicide by self-immolation (traditional account)
deathPlace Mingtiao (near Zhaoge/Anyang region)
defeatedBy King Wu of Zhou
Zhou forces
dynasty Shang dynasty
era late Shang period
father King Di Yi
historicalReputation largely negative in traditional historiography
historicity partly supported by oracle bone inscriptions
knownFor cruel punishments
extravagance
loss of Mandate of Heaven (traditional view)
misrule leading to fall of Shang
lastRulerOf Shang dynasty
legacy symbol of tyrannical rule in Chinese political thought
mother Queen of Shang (wife of Di Yi)
name Di Xin
King Di Xin
portrayedAs cruel ruler
debauched ruler
tyrant
position King of Shang
posthumousName Zhou
Zhou Wang
linked to: King of Zhou

Zhou Xin
predecessor King Di Yi
reign late 11th century BCE
reignEndApprox c. 1046 BCE
reignEndCause Zhou conquest
reignStartApprox c. 1075 BCE
religion Shang religion
spouse Daji
successor King Wu of Zhou
successorState Zhou dynasty
templeName Zhou

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Yin associatedWithRuler King Di Xin
House of Zi hasNotableMember King Di Xin
King Di Xin name King Di Xin
Shang forces commandedBy King Di Xin