Bo Yi 伯夷

ShangHistory × Myth

Eldest son of the state of Guzhu at the end of the Shang dynasty, who stopped his horse and admonished King Wu against attacking Zhou.

In history — Records of the Grand Historian

Son of the ruler of Guzhu, submitted to the Earl of the West.

In myth — Investiture of the Gods · Classic of Mountains and Seas

A minister of the Shang dynasty, who stopped his horse and admonished King Wu against attacking Zhou. A remnant minister of Shang, he starved to death on Shouyang Mountain rather than eat the grain of Zhou.

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