Ancient China · Ruler

Xiaoyi 小乙

Xiǎoyǐ

Attested BC 1300 - BC 1250

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiaoyi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1300 to BC 1250 帝小乙
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 430
BC 1251 帝小乙
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 137

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wu Ding (武丁)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 138
Sibling of Xiaoxin (小辛)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 430; Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 137

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 2 passages

帝小辛崩，弟小乙立，是為帝小乙。 Xiaoxin died; his brother Xiaoyi succeeded.

帝小乙崩，子帝武丁立。 Xiaoyi died and his son Wuding ruled.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties · 1 passage

帝小乙，小辛弟。 Emperor Xiaoyi, Xiaoxin's younger brother.