Tai Geng

Tai Geng 太庚

King of Shang dynasty

Full name
Family name: Zi (子) Given name: Bian (辨)

Da Geng or Tai Geng (Chinese: 太庚) was a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient 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 (小辛). He was enthroned with Bo (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 (小甲).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fifth Shang king succeeding his uncle Bu Bing (卜丙), given the posthumous name Da Geng (大庚) and succeeded by his brother Xiao Jia.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Bai, Shouyi (2002). An Outline History of China. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-02347-0.
1 2 "The Shang Dynasty Rulers". China Knowledge. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
1 2 "Shang Kingship And Shang Kinship" (PDF). Indiana University. Retrieved August 7, 2007.

Regnal titles
Tai Geng Shang dynasty
Preceded by Bu Bing	King of China	Succeeded by Xiao Jia

Kings of the Shang dynasty

Early Shang	Da Yi Da Ding Da Jia Bu Bing Da Geng Xiao Jia Da Wu Lü Ji Zhong Ding Bu Ren Jian Jia Zu Yi Zu Xin Qiang Jia Zu Ding Nan Geng Xiang Jia

Yin period	Pan Geng Xiao Xin Xiao Yi Wu Ding Zu Geng Zu Jia Lin Xin Kang Ding Wu Yi Wen Wu Ding Di Yi Di Xin

Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms - Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC

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