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