Ancient China · Son of Gao Yao; Minister of Justice

Yi 益

Yì

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yi was a Son of Gao Yao; Minister of Justice.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 9

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Gao Yao (皐陶)
son 子
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 9
Parent of Encheng (恩成)
son 子
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 9

Career and standing

Minister of Justice 大理
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 9

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 70Volume 70 Tables 10A: Imperial Clan Lineages 1A · 1 passage

生益，益生恩成，歷虞、夏、商，世為大理，以官命族為理氏。 Gao Yao's line continued through Yi and Encheng. Under Yu, Xia, and Shang they held the post of Minister of Justice for generations, and the clan took the name Li ('minister of justice') from that office.