Tai Geng
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Tai Geng was a Shang Dynasty
King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian
he was listed by Sima Qian
as the sixth Shang king, succeeding his older brother Xiao Xin
(Chinese: 小辛). He was enthroned with Bo (Chinese: 亳) as his capital. He ruled for 25 years (although the Bamboo Annals
claim 5 years), was given the posthumous name Tai Geng and was succeeded by his son Xiao Jia
(Chinese: 小甲).
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fifth Shang king succeeding his uncle Bu Bing
(Chinese: 卜丙), given the posthumous name Da Geng (Chinese: 大庚) and succeeded by his brother Xiao Jia.
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
he was listed by Sima Qian
Sima Qian
Sima Qian was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian , a "Jizhuanti"-style general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to...
as the sixth Shang king, succeeding his older brother Xiao Xin
Xiao Xin
Xiao Xin was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the twentieth Shang king, succeeding his older brother Pan Geng . He was enthroned in the year of Jiawu with Yin as his capital...
(Chinese: 小辛). He was enthroned with Bo (Chinese: 亳) as his capital. He ruled for 25 years (although the Bamboo Annals
Bamboo Annals
The Bamboo Annals is a chronicle of ancient China. It begins at the earliest legendary times and extends to the Warring States Period , particularly the history of the Wei state...
claim 5 years), was given the posthumous name Tai Geng and was succeeded by his son Xiao Jia
Xiao Jia
Xiao Jia was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the seventh Shang king, succeeding his brother Tai Geng . He was enthroned in the year of Dingsi with Bo as his capital...
(Chinese: 小甲).
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fifth Shang king succeeding his uncle Bu Bing
Bu Bing
Bu Bing was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian, he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king, succeeding his father King Tang , following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding...
(Chinese: 卜丙), given the posthumous name Da Geng (Chinese: 大庚) and succeeded by his brother Xiao Jia.