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Yi Yin
伊尹
Depiction of Yi yin on the Xiashanghezhuan(夏商合傳),thought to be a work in the Era of the Ming-Qing dynasty
Chancellor of Shang China
Monarchs
Tang Bu Bing Zhong Ren Tai Jia Wo Ding
Personal details
Born
Yi Zhi
Nationality
Shang
Occupation
Chef, politician
Known for
Serving Tang of Shang; overthrowing Xia dynasty; serving Tai Jia
Chinese name
Chinese
伊尹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yī Yǐn
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*ʔij m-qurʔ
Yi Yin (Chinese: 伊尹, born Yī Zhì (伊挚), also known as A Heng (阿衡)), was a Chinese politician who served as a minister of the early Shang dynasty and one of the honoured officials of the era. He helped Tang of Shang, the founder of the Shang dynasty, to defeat King Jie of Xia. Oracle inscriptions of Yi have been found, providing his social status was high.[1]
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