Nan Geng

Nan Geng (Chinese: 南庚), personal name Zi Geng, was a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China.

Nan Geng
南庚
King of Shang dynasty
Full name
Posthumous name
Nan Geng (南庚)

In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the seventeenth Shang king, succeeding his cousin Zu Ding. He was enthroned in the year of Bingchen (丙辰) with Bi () as his capital. In the third year of his reign he moved his capital to Yan (). He ruled for about 29 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Nan Geng and was succeeded by his cousin's son Yang Jia.[1][2][3]

Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the sixteenth Shang king.[2][3]

References

  1. Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
  2. "The Shang Dynasty Rulers". China Knowledge. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  3. "Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship" (PDF). Indiana University. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
Nan Geng
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Zu Ding
King of China Succeeded by
Xiang Jia
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