Yong Ji (: 雍己, born Zi Dian or Zi Zhou , was a Shang Dynasty King of China.
In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the eighth Shang king, succeeding his brother Xiao Jia . He was enthroned in the year of Jiaxu with Bo as his capital. He ruled for 12 years, was given the posthumous name Yong Ji and was succeeded by brother Tai Wu .
Oracle script inscriptions on unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the eighth Shang king succeeding his brother , given the posthumous name Lu Ji and succeeded by his nephew Zhong Ding .
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