Shu Yu of Tang

Ji Yu
姬虞
Ruler of the Tang state
Reign1042 BC–?
PredecessorNone
SuccessorJi Xie (as ruler of Jin)
Names
Ancestral name: (姬)
Given name: Yú (虞)
Courtesy name: Zǐyú (子於)
HouseJi
DynastyTang
FatherKing Wu of Zhou
The Shrine of Jin dedicated to Shu Yu

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.

  1. ^ Records of the Grand Historian. Zhonghua Book Company. 1982. ISBN 9787101003048.

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