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'''Zu Geng''' (祖庚; Zi Yue) was king of the [[Shang dynasty]] of [[China]].
'''Zu Geng''' (祖庚), personal name Zi Yue, was king of the [[Shang dynasty]] of [[China]].


His capital was at Yin (殷). 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]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=关于“司母戊”“司母辛”大方鼎的“司”字质疑 | trans-title=On the question of the ''si'' character on the ''Simuwu''-''Simuxin'' great square ''ding'' | language=Chinese | last1=Zeng 曾 | first1=Wenqing 文清 | journal=Huaihua Shizhuan Xuebao | date=1993 | volume=21 | issue=4| pages=71-73}}</ref>
His capital was at Yin (殷). 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]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=关于“司母戊”“司母辛”大方鼎的“司”字质疑 | trans-title=On the question of the ''si'' character on the ''Simuwu''-''Simuxin'' great square ''ding'' | language=Chinese | last1=Zeng 曾 | first1=Wenqing 文清 | journal=Huaihua Shizhuan Xuebao | date=1993 | volume=21 | issue=4| pages=71-73}}</ref>

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Zu Geng
祖庚
King of Shang dynasty
Reign1191 - 1184 BCE (7 years)
Died1184 BCE
Names
Family name: Zi (子)
Given name: Yue (躍)
FatherWu Ding
MotherFu Jing

Zu Geng (祖庚), personal name Zi Yue, was king of the Shang dynasty of China.

His capital was at Yin (殷). 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.[1]

He ruled for seven years from 1191, after the death of his father Wu Ding, and was succeeded by his brother Zu Jia.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Li Fang, ed. (983). Taiping Yulan [Readings of the Taiping Era] (in Chinese).
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