From 2255 to the 7th century B.C. See [ch. i].

Fu Yüeh obtained it, and as the Minister of Wu Ting

A monarch of the Yin dynasty, B.C. 1324.

got the empire under his control. And now, charioted upon one constellation and drawn by another, he has been enrolled among the stars of heaven.


Nan Po Tzŭ K'uei

Probably the individual mentioned in chs. [ii]. and [iv].

said to Nü Yü,

By one authority said to be a woman.

"You are old, Sir, and yet your countenance is like that of a child. How is this?"