Zhong Ding
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| Zhong Ding (Zi Zhuang) 仲丁 (子庄) | |
| Ancestral name (姓): | Zi (子) |
| Given name (名): | Zhuang (庄) |
| King of Shang Dynasty | |
| Dates of reign: | |
| Posthumous name: | Zhong Ding (仲丁) |
| Dates are in the proleptic Julian calendar | |
Zhong Ding (Chinese: 仲丁, born Zi Zhuang (Chinese: 子庄), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the tenth Shang king, succeeding his father Tai Wu (Chinese: 太戊). He was enthroned in the year of Xinchou (Chinese: 辛丑) with Bo (Chinese: 亳) as his capital. In the first year of his reign he moved his capital to Ao (Chinese: 隞). In the sixth year of his reign he attacked the Blue Barbarians (Chinese: 蓝夷). He ruled for 11 years (other sources say 9 years) before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zhong Ding and was succeeded by his brother Wai Ren (Chinese: 外壬).[1][2][3]
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the ninth Shang king succeeding his uncle Yong Ji (Chinese: 卜丙), given the posthumous name Sanzu Ding (Chinese: 三祖丁) and succeeded by his brother Bu Ren.[2][3]
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- ^ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
- ^ a b The Shang Dynasty Rulers (English). China Knowledge. Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
- ^ a b Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship (English). Indiana University. Retrieved on August 7, 2007.
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| Preceded by Yong Ji |
King of China | Succeeded by Wai Ren |
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