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Wu Yi武乙
Monarch of the Shang dynasty.
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- SOURCE WORKS
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Wu Yi, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
2 figures · 2 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Wu Yi—Tai Dingfather-son
Geng Ding—Wu Yifather-son
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Son of Geng Ding, he was wicked, shot at heaven, and was struck dead by lightning.
In fiction · Investiture of the Gods
Monarch of the Shang dynasty.
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Investiture of the Gods
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history1 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
2 relations2 verified quotations- Wu Yi→ father-son →Tai Ding
- Geng Ding→ father-son →Wu Yi
Verified original text · 2
武乙震死。子帝太丁立
father-son · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin
帝庚丁崩，子帝武乙立
father-son · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin
History vs. fiction
The Shang dynasty had a tyrannical ruler; the official history records that he shot at Heaven and was struck dead by thunder, and the novel's reference to this anecdote aligns with the official history.
The Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin, records that Wu Yi made a leather bag, filled it with blood, and shot upward at it, calling it 'shooting Heaven'; later, while hunting between the Wei and Yellow Rivers, he was struck dead by a sudden thunderstorm. The historical novel's citation of the Shang dynasty monarch's debauchery aligns with the official historical records. The original text reads: 「为革囊，盛血，卬而射之，命曰“射天”。武乙猎于河渭之闲，暴雷，武乙震死。」（《史记·殷本纪》）
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