Zu Geng of Shang
| Zu Geng 祖庚 | |||||
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| King of Shang dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 1191–1184 BCE | ||||
| Predecessor | Wu Ding | ||||
| Successor | Zu Jia | ||||
| Died | 1184 BCE | ||||
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| Father | Wu Ding | ||||
| Mother | Fu Jing | ||||
Zu Geng (祖庚), personal name Zi Yue, was king of the Shang dynasty of China.
Reign
Zu Geng's capital was at Yin (殷), where he allegedly wrote The Instructions of Gaozong (高宗之訓).[1] Zu Geng is thought to have been the commissioner and dedicator of the Houmuwu ding, which he had cast in memory of his mother, Fu Jing.[2]
He ruled for seven years from 1191, after the death of his father Wu Ding, and was succeeded by his brother Zu Jia in 1184.[3] However, the Bamboo Annals state that he ruled for eleven years.[1]
References
- 1 2 Sturgeon, Donald (ed.). "馮辛". 竹書紀年 [Zhushu Jinian] (in Literary Chinese). Chinese Text Project. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
元年丙午，即位，居殷，作《高宗之訓》。十一年，陟。
- ↑ Zeng 曾, Wenqing 文清 (1993). 关于"司母戊""司母辛"大方鼎的"司"字质疑 [On the question of the si character on the Simuwu-Simuxin great square ding]. Huaihua Shizhuan Xuebao (in Chinese). 21 (4): 71–73.
- ↑ Li Fang, ed. (983). Taiping Yulan [Readings of the Taiping Era] (in Chinese).