Zhong Ren

Zhòng Rén
King of Shang dynasty
Reign1627–1623 BCE
Full name
Posthumous name
Zhòng Rén (仲壬)

Zhong Ren (Chinese: 仲壬, personal name Zǐ Yōng, 子庸) is traditionally held to be a Shang dynasty King of China.

In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the third Shang king, succeeding his father Tang (唐) and elder brother Wai Bing.

He was enthroned in the year of Dingchou (丁丑) with Yi Yin (伊尹) as his prime minister and Bo (亳) as his capital. He ruled for 4 years before his death.

He was given the posthumous name Zhong Ren (仲壬) and was succeeded by his nephew Tai Jia (太甲).[1][2][3]

Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu do not list him as one of the Shang kings.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
  2. ^ a b "The Shang Dynasty Rulers". China Knowledge. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship" (PDF). Indiana University. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)