Zu Geng of Shang explained

Zu Geng
祖庚
Full Name:Family name

Zi (子)
Given name: Yue (躍)

Succession:King of Shang dynasty
Reign:1191–1184 BCE
Predecessor:Wu Ding
Successor:Zu Jia
Father:Wu Ding
Mother:Fu Jing
Death Date:1184 BCE

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]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . Chinese . Zeng 曾 . Wenqing 文清 . Huaihua Shizhuan Xuebao . 1993 . 21 . 4. 71–73.
  2. Book: . Readings of the Taiping Era . Chinese . Li Fang . Li Fang (Song dynasty) . 983.