Yi Yin | |||||||||||
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| 伊尹 | |||||||||||
 Depiction of Yi yin on the Xiashanghezhuan(夏商合傳),thought to be a work in the Era of the Ming-Qing dynasty | |||||||||||
| Chancellor of Shang China | |||||||||||
| Monarchs | Tang Bu Bing Zhong Ren Tai Jia Wo Ding | ||||||||||
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| Born | Yi Zhi | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Shang | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Chef, politician | ||||||||||
| Known for | Serving Tang of Shang; overthrowing Xia dynasty; serving Tai Jia | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 伊尹 | ||||||||||
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Yi Yin (Chinese: 伊尹, born Yī Zhì (伊挚), also known as A Heng (阿衡)), was a Chinese politician who served as a minister of the early Shang dynasty and one of the honoured officials of the era. He helped Tang of Shang, the founder of the Shang dynasty, to defeat King Jie of Xia. Oracle inscriptions of Yi have been found, providing his social status was high.[1]