Tai Jia

King Tài Jiǎ (Chinese太甲) ( † 1720 BC) ruled as fourth or fifth king of the Shang dynasty for 23 years over China. He was the son of the Crown Prince by the King Ding Tai Tang The first few years after his coronation Yi Yin continued to minister and to a benevolent government led. But in his third year (1740 BC) ruled Tai Jia arbitrarily and according to his own will. He acted ruthlessly towards the people and the slaves. That's why he was sent into exile by Yi Yin Tong Gong after (Chinese桐 宫).

According to the history book Shiji, Yi Yin is said to have seen three years later that Tai Jia regretted his mistake and began a new life. Yi Yin gave him it back control of the state. After the re- coronation he drew a memorable lesson and is a wise king, who was busy working on state business, who held the people in honor and power all together took to bring the country to flourish, become.

Comments to the temple name

In the Shang Dynasty did not have any king a temple name. Such a temple name means the honor of the following rulers and their courts of the Shang Dynasty. Jia Tai Temple Name Tài Zong (Chinese太宗) means high ancestor of the dynasty.

• King of the Shang Dynasty
• Chinese
• 18th century BC
• Born in the 19th or 18th century BC
• Died in the 18th century BC
• Man