Ancient China · Ruler

Yongji 雍己

Yōngjǐ

Attested BC 1600 - BC 1300

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yongji was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1600 to BC 1300 帝雍己
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 417
BC 1600 to BC 1300 殷
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 96

Family

Sibling of Xiaojia (小甲)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 417; Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 96
Sibling of Emperor Taiwu (帝太戊)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 418
Sibling of Taiwu (太戊)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 98

Key source chapters

References in the histories

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

帝小甲崩，弟雍己立，是為帝雍己。 Xiaojia died; his brother Yongji became Emperor Yongji.

帝雍己崩，弟太戊立，是為帝太戊。 Yongji died; his brother Taiwu became Emperor Taiwu.

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

帝雍己，小甲弟。 Emperor Yongji, Xiaojia's younger brother.