Bo Yi (legendary leader)
Yi (Chinese: 益, Yì; fl. 2nd millennium BCE) was a tribal leader of Longshan culture and a culture hero in Chinese mythology who helped Shun and Yu the Great control the Great Flood; he served afterwards as a government minister and a successor as ruler of the empire. Yi is also credited with the invention of digging wells (although Shennong is also credited with this). He is the ancestor of royal family of Zhao, Qin, Xu and Liang.
| Bo Yi 伯益 | |||||
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| Predecessor | Ye the Great | ||||
| Successor | Lian the Great | ||||
| Issue | Lian the Great Ruomu | ||||
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| Father | Ye the Great | ||||
| Mother | Lady Hua | ||||
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