The number one in Chinese history - Shang Dynasty 23 - Zu Jia

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reign

Circa 1180 BC – c. 1160 BC

identity

Zu Jia, also known as Jia and Di Jia, zi surname, name Zai.

Son of Wu Ding and brother of Zu Geng.

The twenty-third monarch of the Shang Dynasty.

Life

After Wu Ding's death, he was succeeded to the throne by Crown Prince Zu Geng. Zu Geng's younger brother Zu Jia was the heir to the throne, zu Geng fell ill and died, and Zu Jia returned to Wang Du to inherit the throne.

Zujia adhered to the style of Zujia's observance of the etiquette system.

Zu Jia once lived among the commoners and understood the sufferings of the commoners, and he restricted the exploitation and plundering of the people by nobles large and small, and even modified the "Tang Punishment" to restrict these unfilial descendants with severe punishment. As a result, it caused the nobles to be dissatisfied with ZuJia and difficulties, and internal contradictions became increasingly acute.

He conquered Xi rong, and in the early days of his reign he was still able to take care of the general population, and the Shang Dynasty was prosperous.

In the Shang Dynasty after Zu Jia, the national strength gradually declined, and finally went to extinction.

Zujia went into exile

The Law of the Weekly Sacrifice

appraise

During the more than 100 years of the reign of Wu Ding, Zu Geng and Zu Jia, it was the peak of the Shang Dynasty's Zhongxing. During this period, Zu Geng played a transitional role in carrying forward the past and the future. During this period, the dominance and national prestige of the Shang Dynasty spread far and wide, and the Central Plains civilization represented by bronze was also very brilliant.