Wo Jia
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Wo JiaWo Jia (Chinese
: 沃甲, born Zi Yu (Chinese: 子逾), was a Shang Dynasty
King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian
he was listed by Sima Qian
as the fifthteenth Shang king, succeeding his brother Zu Xin
(Chinese: 祖辛). He was enthroned in the year of Renyan (Chinese: 壬寅) with Bi (Chinese: 庇) as his capital. He ruled for about 25 years (although other sources claim 20 years) before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wo Jia and was succeeded by his nephew Zu Ding
(Chinese: 祖丁).
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu
alternatively record that he was the fourteenth Shang king, given the posthumous name Qiang Jia (Chinese: 羌甲).
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: 沃甲, born Zi Yu (Chinese: 子逾), was a Shang Dynasty
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 fifthteenth Shang king, succeeding his brother Zu Xin
Zu Xin
Zu Xin Zu Xin Zu Xin (Chinese: 祖辛, born Zi Dan (Chinese: 子旦), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the fourteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father Zu Yi (Chinese: 祖乙). He was enthroned in the year of Wuzi (Chinese: 戊子) with Bi...
(Chinese: 祖辛). He was enthroned in the year of Renyan (Chinese: 壬寅) with Bi (Chinese: 庇) as his capital. He ruled for about 25 years (although other sources claim 20 years) before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wo Jia and was succeeded by his nephew Zu Ding
Zu Ding
Zu Ding was a King of China in the early Shang Dynasty . His pre-reign name was Zi Xin .-Sima Qian:In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the sixtteenth Shang king, succeeding his uncle Wo Jia . He was enthroned in the year of Dingwei with Bi as his capital...
(Chinese: 祖丁).
Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu
Yinxu
Yinxu is the ruins of the last capital of China's Shang Dynasty. The capital served 255 years for 12 kings in 8 generations.Rediscovered in 1899, it is one of the oldest and largest archeological sites in China and is one of the historical capitals of China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
alternatively record that he was the fourteenth Shang king, given the posthumous name Qiang Jia (Chinese: 羌甲).