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Daji () was the alleged favorite consort of Di Xin, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China. However, she is not recorded in contemporary oracle bone inscriptions.

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Royalty.name
Daji妲己
Royalty.father
Su Hu
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Ping Sien Si - 026 Daji (16133466711).jpg
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Daji, as depicted on a relief at Ping Sien Si Temple in Perak, Malaysia
Royalty.spouse
Di Xin
Royalty.birth_date
around 1076 BC
Royalty.death_date
after 1046 BC

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1046-00-00
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  • Daji as a mythical fox
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Daji () was the alleged favorite consort of Di Xin, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China. However, she is not recorded in contemporary oracle bone inscriptions.

In legends and fictions, she is portrayed as a malevolent fox spirit who kills and impersonates the real Daji. Her identification as a fox spirit seems to have originated from at least the Tang dynasty. These accounts have been popularized in works such as the (), the , and the . She is considered a classic example of how a beautiful femme fatale can cause the downfall of a dynasty in Chinese culture.

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