Ji Jili

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Ji Jili was an ancient Zhou noble and military leader, remembered primarily as the grandfather of King Wu who founded the Zhou dynasty in China.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jili 3
Ji Jili canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese noble ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
activity led military campaigns for the Zhou clan ⓘ
allegiance nominal vassal of the Shang dynasty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bo Jili ⓘ
Bo Li ⓘ
Ji Li ⓘ
Jili ⓘ
linked to: Ji Jili
child Ji Chang ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Shang dynasty (de facto) ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty
culturalContext Chinese Bronze Age aristocracy ⓘ
deathCause executed by the Shang king (traditional account) ⓘ
deathPlace Shang territory (traditional account) ⓘ
descendant King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
Kings of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Zhou dynasty kings
dynasticConnection ancestor of the Zhou royal house ⓘ
ethnicity Zhou ⓘ
familyName Ji ⓘ
father Ji Danfu ⓘ
givenName Jili ⓘ
linked to: Ji Jili
grandchild King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
grandfatherOf King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
historicalStatus semi-legendary figure ⓘ
house House of Ji ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
mentionedIn Bamboo Annals ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
mother Tai Ren ⓘ
nobleTitle Bo ⓘ
notableFor being the grandfather of King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
expanding the power of the Zhou clan under Shang suzerainty ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
predecessor Ji Danfu ⓘ
region Wei River valley ⓘ
linked to: Yellow River basin
role leader of the Zhou clan ⓘ
stateAffiliation Zhou clan (pre-dynastic Zhou) ⓘ
successor Ji Chang ⓘ
timePeriod late Shang dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty

pre-Zhou dynasty period ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Wen of Zhou → father → Ji Jili ⓘ
Gugong Danfu → father → Jili ⓘ
linked to: Ji Jili
Ji Jili → givenName → Jili ⓘ
linked to: Ji Jili
Ji Jili → alsoKnownAs → Jili ⓘ
linked to: Ji Jili