Ji Yu 姬虞 | |||||
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Ruler of the Tang state | |||||
Reign | 1042 BC–? | ||||
Predecessor | None | ||||
Successor | Ji Xie (as ruler of Jin) | ||||
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House | Ji | ||||
Dynasty | Tang | ||||
Father | King Wu of Zhou |
Ji Yu, commonly known as "Yu, [Royal] Uncle of Tang" (Chinese: 唐叔虞; pinyin: Táng Shū Yú), was the founder of the Tang state (later renamed "Jin" by his son and successor, Ji Xie). He was a son of King Wu of Zhou and Yi Jiang and the younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou.[1] He was accorded the fief of Tang by King Cheng of Zhou.