25 Facts About Daji

Daji was the favorite consort of King Zhou of Shang, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China.

Daji is considered a classic example of how a beautiful femme fatale can cause the downfall of a dynasty in Chinese culture.

Daji was from a noble family of Yousu ; her style name is Da, and her clan name is Ji.

King Zhou became extremely infatuated with Daji and started to neglect state affairs in order to keep her company.

Daji used any means necessary to ingratiate himself with her and please her.

Daji liked animals, so he built her a zoological garden with several rare species of birds and animals.

Daji constructed his "pond of alcohol" and "forest of meat" specifically for Daji.

Daji allowed the guests to play the cat and mouse game nude in the forest to amuse Daji.

Daji's father was ground into pieces, and his flesh fed to King Zhou's vassals.

Daji enjoyed torture and executions, and would reportedly laugh at every execution.

Daji was best known for her invention of a method of torture known as the Bronze Toaster.

Daji was executed on the orders of King Wu of Zhou after the fall of the Shang dynasty on the advice of Jiang Ziya.

Daji had become King Wu's excuse for taking over the kingdom, and, as such, the government was renewed following her death.

Daji had many shrines associated with her in fox form.

Daji is featured in the Chinese novel as a major antagonist.

Daji was the first featured corrupter of the declining Shang dynasty in the novel.

Daji was summoned by Nuwa, the celestial sovereign, to destroy King Zhou.

One night before, Daji was sent to the capital city of Zhaoge, and she was possessed by an evil nine-tailed fox spirit.

When Daji arrived in Zhaoge, she became the center of attention of King Zhou and caused the king to be extremely obsessed with her.

Yunzhongzi was the first man to act against Daji by giving the king a magical peach-wood sword which would make Daji ill and kill her eventually.

Daji rose above the ranks from a minor concubine to become the queen based on the king's favoritism towards her.

In, Daji is paranoid about others finding out her secret of being a fox.

In most literature involving Daji, there is some reason as to why she cannot be killed in human form since she is too beautiful.

In, a Ming dynasty novel, Daji is a fox spirit who leaves heaven.

Daji was unhappy after her time on earth, so she left again for the earth to make a fox kingdom.