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帝乙

Mandarin · pinyin Dì Yǐ

Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC

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帝: dì · supreme ruler, emperor; god
乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem

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4–3 · Di4 Yi3

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