Giya
| Chinese name | |
|---|---|
| Traditional : | 箕子 |
| Simplified : | 箕子 |
| Pinyin : | Jīzǐ |
| Wade-Giles : | Chi-tzu |
| Korean name | |
| korean alphabet : | 기자 |
| Chinese characters : | 箕子 |
| Revised Romanization : | Giya |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Kija |
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Gija , Chinese Jizi , was the founder of the Korean Gija-Joseon dynasty. He lived in the 12th century BC. Chr.
According to Chinese sources, Gija was an uncle of the tyrant Zhou , the last king of the Shang dynasty . When the dynasty fell, he was imprisoned and released by the Zhou King Wu. Not wanting to live under the new dynasty, he moved to what is now North Korea with 5,000 followers and founded his own kingdom there.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bertelsmann Universal Lexicon: Korea . Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh 1992, ISBN 3-570-01558-0 , p. 473
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giya |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jizi; 箕子 (traditional Chinese); 箕子 (simplified Chinese); Jīzǐ (pinyin); Chi-tzu (Wade-Giles); 기자 (Hangeul); 箕子 (Hanja); Giya (revised Romanization); Kija (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Korean ruler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th century BC BC or 12th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 12th century BC BC or 11th century BC Chr. |