Dakki - Dakki

Date of birth and death unknown. Daughter of Yousu, wife of King Chu (11th century BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty in China. Ji was her father's surname, and Daji was her given name. King Chu was agile and clever, and had the strength to kill wild animals with his bare hands, but he also loved wine and women more than anyone else, so he was very fond of Daji. He obeyed everything she said and lived a lavish life, even to the point of imposing heavy taxes on the people. He let wild animals loose in the palace gardens, filled the pond with wine, created a forest of meat (a pond and a forest of meat), and held long-night banquets with men and women running around. Eventually, he was killed along with King Chu by King Wu of Zhou, who led the feudal lords who opposed him, leading to the downfall of the Shang dynasty.

[Kazuyuki Tsuruma]

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生没年不詳。中国、殷(いん)代最後の紂王(ちゅうおう)（前11世紀）の妃(きさき)、有蘇(ゆうそ)の娘。己(き)は父の姓、妲(だつ)は字(あざな)。紂王は機敏で賢く、猛獣を素手で倒すほどの腕力があったが、一方で酒と女が人一倍好きだったので妲己をたいそう寵愛(ちょうあい)した。彼女の言にはなんでも従い、民に重税を課してまで贅(ぜい)を尽くした。宮殿内の庭園には野獣を放ち、池には酒をたたえ、肉で林をつくり（酒池肉林）、男女を駆け巡らせて長夜の宴を開くほどであった。やがてこれに反発した諸侯を率いた周の武王に紂王とともに殺され、殷の滅亡を招いた。

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