Qie Yi

Names
Surname	Zǐ ( Chinese 子 )
Birth Name	Téng ( Chinese 滕 )
Throne name from Shiji	Zǔ Yǐ ( Chinese 祖乙 )
Throne name from oracle bone	Qiě Yǐ ( Chinese 且乙 )
Temple name	Zhōng Zōng ( Chinese 中宗 , means the middle ancestor )
Postum name	Mù King ( Chinese 穆王 )
in German	Qie Yi

King Qie Yi ( Chinese 且乙 ) (*? BC; † 1507 BC) ruled China as the thirteenth or fourteenth king of the Shang Dynasty for 19 years (based on the record in the historical work Zhushu Jinian ) . He was the son of King He Dan Jia because of the record in the Shiji history , but because of the record of the oracle bones , he was the son of King Zhong Ding . During his era, the Shang dynasty flourished once again. He moved the capital from Xiàng ( Chinese 相 ) to Gěng ( Chinese 耿 ) and then again to Bì ( Chinese 庇 ) (according to another source, to Xíng ( Chinese 邢 ), the places are all in today's Henan Province , China ).

Comments on the temple name

Because of Shiji , the king with the temple name is said to be Zhong Zong Tai Wu , but because of bamboo annals and oracle bones from Yinxu , the Zhong Zong is said to be King Qie Yi. According to some, this is supposed to be a mistake in Shiji.

predecessor	Office	successor
Hey Dan Jia	King of China 1526–1507 BC Chr.	Qie Xin

personal data
SURNAME	Qie Yi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	且乙 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	chinese emperor
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	1507 BC Chr.