Yang Jia

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Yang Jia (陽甲) was king of the Shang Dynasty of China. Another name is He Jia(和甲).

His given name is He(和).

He got his throne in the year of Renxu(壬戌).

His capital was at Yan(奄).

On the 3rd year of his regime, He sent troop to Danshan(丹山) Barbarians.

According to the Record of Grand Historian, he ruled about 17 years.


Shang Dynasty
Preceded by
Nan Geng
King of China Succeeded by
Pan Geng