Yi Yin

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Yī Yǐn ( Chinese  伊尹 ) (* 1648 BC ; † 1549 BC ) was a famous politician and minister in the earlier Shang Dynasty of China. Yǐn ( Chinese  尹 ) means minister on the right . He had come to Cheng Tang as a slave and part of the Youxin Shi dowry . He is said to have been used as a cook for Cheng Tang. Yī Yǐn had great ambitions and did not want to spend his whole life as a slave. So he took every opportunity and whenever he delivered the food to Cheng Tang, he analyzed the political situation in China for him. Cheng Tang held him in high regard, eventually freed him from slavery and appointed him minister. 1600 BC Chr. Yi Yin helped Cheng Tang, the Xia Dynasty to destroy and to justify the Shang Dynasty.

During his tenure he is said to have reorganized the administration of civil servants. He is said to have listened to the people and developed the economy and to have led a non-corrupt and fair policy.

After the coronation as king, the mentally confused Tai Jia was unable to rule. Yī Yǐn, with hard and soft political methods, exiled Tai Jia for three years to Tong ( Chinese  桐 ) (according to the historical work Zhushu Jinian for seven years), and served the state as regent. When Tai Jia regretted his former deeds, Yī Yǐn is said to have received him again so that he could continue to rule. Tai Jia is said to have become a wise king afterwards.

Yī Yǐn served for kings Cheng Tang , Da Ding , Zhong Ren , Tai Jia, and Wo Ding for more than 50 years and made great contributions to the government of the Shang Dynasty. In the eighth year of Wo Ding ( 1549 BC ), he died at the age of 100. Wo Ding buried him at Cheng Tang's grave in the style of the Son of Heaven (that is, with royal honors) at all costs in recognition of his outstanding achievements.

Influence on subsequent generations

Although Yī Yǐn is said to have made many contributions to the Shang dynasty, his act of exile King Tai Jia was also modeled on similar acts by other powerful courtiers. During the Western Han Dynasty , the powerful courtier Huo Guang Yī Yǐn took as a model. He made emperor and deposed her, as he pleased.

Yi Yin is considered by subsequent generations in China to be the earliest ancestor of the cooks and the first minister of the people and of non-noble origins.

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Lüshi chunqiu Benwei

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SURNAME Yi Yin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yī Yǐn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese politician and minister in the earlier Shang Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 1648 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 1549 BC Chr.