Bo Yikao

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Bo Yikao is a figure from Chinese legend and early Zhou dynasty history, traditionally regarded as the virtuous eldest son of King Wen of Zhou whose tragic death is recounted in classical texts.

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Bo Yikao canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zhou dynasty person ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
prince ⓘ
antagonist King Zhou of Shang ⓘ
associatedWith Chinese legend ⓘ
King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
early Zhou history ⓘ
birthOrder eldest ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution (traditional account) ⓘ
country Zhou state ⓘ
culture Chinese ⓘ
deathManner violent death ⓘ
deathPlace Shang court ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty
dynasty Zhou dynasty ⓘ
era early Zhou dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Western Zhou period

late Shang dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Shang dynasty
ethnicity Zhou people ⓘ
family House of Ji ⓘ
father King Wen of Zhou ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
historicity semi-legendary ⓘ
knownFor filial devotion to his father ⓘ
role in the downfall narrative of the Shang dynasty ⓘ
tragic death at the Shang court ⓘ
literaryGenre Chinese classical literature ⓘ
mentionedIn Bamboo Annals ⓘ
Fengshen Yanyi ⓘ
Shiji ⓘ
mother Tai Si ⓘ
narrativeFunction moral exemplar ⓘ
narrativeTheme filial piety versus tyranny ⓘ
virtue and unjust suffering ⓘ
position eldest son of King Wen of Zhou ⓘ
posthumousReputation model of virtue in Confucian tradition ⓘ
paragon of filial piety ⓘ
religiousContext Confucian moral tradition ⓘ
roleInMyth catalyst for King Wen’s opposition to King Zhou of Shang ⓘ
example of a virtuous son wronged by a tyrant ⓘ
sibling King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
timePeriod 2nd millennium BCE (traditional chronology) ⓘ
virtue benevolence ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ

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King Wen of Zhou → child → Bo Yikao ⓘ