Jiang Ziya

Ep. 258

Ānyáng 安阳 City in northern Province

āxiān 八仙 The Eight Immortals

Bǐ Gān 比干 Brother to the last King Zhou Xin. Unjustly executed

Cái Shén 财神 The God of Wealth

Duke Huán 齐桓公 Ruler of State from 685-643 BCE. Brought the state to great heights

Duke of Zhōu 周公 See above Dan

Dá Jǐ 妲己 The evil fox spirit sent by Nuwa to bewitch King Zhou Xin

The first of the Three Sovereigns. He was the husband (or brother) of Nuwa. Fúxī 伏羲 He's credited with bringing many of the gifts of civilizatin to the Chinese people

fēngjiàn 封建 The feudal system with knights, lords and the whole shebang

Guóqìngjié 国庆节 The National Day of China, October 1, 1949

Guǎn Zhòng 管仲 The Duke of Huan's indispensable minister. was a huge fan of his

Huáxià 华夏 The Chinese civilization that formed during the Shang and Zhou period

Hàn Dynasty 汉朝 Great Chinese imperial dynasty. Lasted 202 BCE to 220 CE

The capital of the Western , not too distant from present day Xian, Hàojīng 镐京 Shaanxi province

húlijīng 狐狸精 Fox spirits that could disguise themselves as beautiful women

Jiāng 姜 Jiang Ziya's surname Jiāng Tàigōng 姜太公 Grand Duke of Jiāng, another one of Jiang Ziya's titles or names

Also known as the Grand Duke of Qi. Lived during 11th century BCE, served the Jiāng Zǐyá 姜子牙 Shang first and later the Zhou

jiǔwèijīng 九尾精 The nine-tailed fox spirit that could disguise itself as beautiful women

Jìnán 济南 Capital of Shandong province

Jìxià Xuégōng 稷下学宫 The Jixia Academy located in Linzi, Qi State.

Jī Chāng 姬昌 Also known as King Wen, father of King Wu and the

Jī Dàn 姬旦 Also known as The venerable Duke of Zhou

Jī family 姬家族 The ruling family of the Zhou Dynasty

Jī Fā 姬发 Also known as King Wu, brother to the Duke of Zhou

King Jié 夏桀王 Final king of the Xia Dynasty...and supposedly not a good one

King Wǔ 周武王 See above....Ji Fa

King Ying Zheng 秦嬴政 The King of Qin State who later founded the Qin Dynasty and ruled as Qin Shihuang

Mythical mountain or mountain range where many gods and creatures dwelled....sort Kūnlún 昆仑 of like Penglai in the east of China

Liú Bèi 刘备 Lived from 161-223, King of Shu, one of the Three Kingdoms

Línzī 临淄 The capital of Qi State. Located in modern day Zibo, Shandong

He's called a "semi-legendary" figure from Chinese history. The Dao De Jing is Lǎozǐ 老子 attributed to Laozi. Here in Hollywood we know him as Lao Tzu

Lǔ 鲁国 The lands in Shandong south of Qi

Lǚ Shàng 吕尚 Yet another one of Jiang Ziya's titles or names

Lǚ Wàng 吕望 Yet another one of Jiang Ziya's titles or names

Ming Dynasty 明朝 Second to the last Chinese Dynasty, ran from 1368 to 1644

A mythical land of gods and creatures located somewhere around the Bohai Sea. The Mount Pénglái 蓬莱山 Eight Immortals supposedly dwelled there 1046 BCE ….just outside of the capital Yīn, Ānyáng, northern Henan Mùyě zhī zhàn 牧野之战 province

Nézhā zhī Mótóng Jiàngshì 哪吒之魔童降世 The 2019 hit animated movie, “Birth of the Demon Child Né Zhā”

Wife or sister of Fu Xi. She's credited with bringing many gifts of civilization to the Nǚwā 女娲 Chinese people. Not a big fan of King Zhou Xin

Pān Gǔ 盘古 In , Pangu is called "the creator"

Qí Lǔ Liǎngguó 齐鲁两国 The Two States of Qi and (that made up Shandong)

Qí Tàigōng 齐太公 Grand Duke of Qí , one of Jiang Ziya's titles

The Qin Dynasty 221 BCE to 206 BCE, also the Qin State which preceded the Qín 秦 formation of the dynasty

Shàng 尚 Jiang Ziya's given name

Shénmó Xiǎoshuō 神魔小说 Shénmó novel， Gods & Demons fiction

Second of China's Bronze Age dynasties lasting from approximately 1600 BCE to Shāng Dynasty 商朝 1046 BCE

State of Qí 齐国 Once powerful Zhou era state that controlled the northern half of Shandong

Sòng 宋朝 The , Northern and Southern, lasted 960-1279

The Rebellion of the Three Guards 1042-1039 BCE…western Shandong and northern Sān Jiàn zhī luàn 三监之乱 Jiangsu

Sān Qīng 三清 Three Pure Ones, the three highest ranked gods in the Daoist pantheon

Sīmǎ Qiān 司马迁 China's most famous historiographer of ancient times

The Ming era novel “The Investiture of the Gods” “The Enfeoffment of the Gods” The Fēngshén Yǎnyì 封神演义 written by Xu Zonglin

Tiānmìng 天命 The Mandate of Heaven

Tài Gōng Liù Tāo 太公六韬 “The Six Secret Strategic Teachings”

Tàigōng Wàng 太公望 Grand Duke Wàng, another one of Jiang Ziya's titles or names

The Tang Dynasty that lasted 618-907 (with Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty 690-705 in Táng 唐朝 the middle)

Largest tributary of the Yellow River. Easrliest Chinese civilization also grew and Wèi River 渭河 prospered along this river too The painting in the in Taipei which depicts the moment Wèibīn Chuídiào Tú 渭滨垂钓图 when Jī Chāng had his fateful meeting with Jiāng Zǐyá….on the banks of the River Wèi.

The son of the defeated king Zhòu Xīn who fought with the Jī Brothers in the Wǔ Gēng 武庚 Rebellion of the Three Guardians

Wǔjīng Qīshū 武经七书 The

Xià Dynasty 夏朝 China's first dynasty, though still called a mythical dynasty

Xī Yóu Jì 西游记 The classic novel, “Journey to the West”

Lived in the 16th century, Mong Dynasty writer. "The Investiture of the Gods" is Xǔ Zhònglín 许仲琳 attributed to him

Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn 元始天尊 One of the Three Pure Ones

Yīn 殷 The ancient Shang capital, part of modern day Anyang

Founder of the legendary Xia Dynasty, famous for taming the floods that had plagued Yǔ the Great 大禹 the people for so long

Zhuāngzǐ 庄子 Zhuang Zhou, the great Daoist master c. 369 to c. 286 BCE

Zhòu Xīn / Dì Xīn 纣辛 / 帝辛 The final king of the

Zhōu Dynasty 周朝 The third of China's Bronze Age dynasties. Lasted from 1046 BCE-256 BCE

Zhōu Wén Wáng 周文王 See above... Ji Chang

181-234, one of the giants in all of Chinese history. Chancellor of Shu 221-234, right- Zhūgě Liàng 诸葛亮 hand man to Liu Bei and a master of military strategy