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Wu Ding (20th King) SHANG
- Preferred Name: Wu Ding (20th King) SHANG [1] [2]
- Gender: M
- Clan Name: with note: Description: Shang dynasty
- FSID: LK3P-J2L
- Death: 1265 AC in China at LATI: N5 LONG: E5
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
aka Wu (Wo) Ting, Kao Tsung; EMPEROR of CHINA; reigned 1324 - 1265 BC; (records from his reign were found (1899) inscribed on bone, making him the first Chinese King attested with contemporary written documents)
Wu Ding (Chinese: 武丁) was a king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China, whose reign lasted from approximately 1250-1192 BC.
Wu Ding is the earliest figure in the history of the Chinese dynasties who has been confirmed by contemporary records. The annals of the Shang dynasty compiled by later historians were long thought to be little more than legends until oracle script inscriptions on bones dating from his reign were unearthed at the ruins of his capital Yin (near modern Anyang) in 1899
Preferred Parents:
Father: Xiao Yi (19th King) SHANG , d. 1324 AC
Mother: Pi Keng,
Sources:
- Title: Shang Disnaty Kings
Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Ding;
- Title: Wu Ding genealogy
Publication: Name: http://fabpedigree.com/s044/f528381.htm;
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