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Yi Yin伊尹
Worthy minister of the Shang dynasty, assisted Cheng Tang in overthrowing Xia.
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Yi Yin, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
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Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Yi Yin→Cheng Tangassist
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Yi Yin was a worthy minister of the Shang dynasty, assisted Cheng Tang in overthrowing Xia, later acted as regent, exiled Tai Jia to Tong Palace, then welcomed Emperor Tai Jia back and returned the government to him.
In fiction · Book of the Later Han · Book of Han
Yi Yin was a worthy minister of the Shang dynasty, assisted Cheng Tang in attacking Jie.
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Book of Han
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伊尹祀于先王
assist · Book of Han, 律历志
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Book of the Later Han
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Records of the Grand Historian
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History vs. fiction
In official history, he was the founding prime minister of the Shang dynasty who exiled Tai Jia to Tong Palace; in fiction, he is revered as a highly strategic advisor.
Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin, records that Yi Yin used culinary principles to illustrate governance, assisted Shang Tang in overthrowing Jie, and later exiled Tai Jia to Tong Palace to reflect on his mistakes, with his achievements recorded in historical texts.
- novel inventionPossessing supernatural arts to aid the Shang dynasty
The Book of Documents, Yi Xun, and Records of the Grand Historian record Yi Yin as an outstanding politician of the early Shang, while Investiture of the Gods attributes to him mastery of mystical arts, which lacks historical evidence.
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Original text (1)
伊尹祀于先王