Da Ding (Chinese: 大丁; pinyin: Dà Dīng) or Tai Ding (Chinese: 太丁; pinyin: Tài Dīng) was the eldest son of King Tang, but sources are conflicted as to whether he actually succeeded his father as the second king of the Shang dynasty or not.
| Da Ding 大丁 | |||||||||
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| Reign | c. 1587 BC[1] - ? | ||||||||
| Spouse | Bi Wu (妣戊)[2] | ||||||||
| Issue | Tai Jia | ||||||||
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| Father | Tang | ||||||||
Records
editIn the Records of the Grand Historian he was said by Sima Qian to have died at an early age without succeeding his father King Tang. He was given the posthumous name Tai Ding (Chinese: 太丁) and the throne passed to his younger brother Wai Bing and later to his own son Tai Jia.[3][4][5]
Nicknames
editAlthough not well known he is not unknown in this day and age, often in China today he is called by the name "遺子" pronounced Yí zǐ meaning forgoten son because his father is well known but he is not.
Succession
editDeath
editHistorian Simon Montefiore in his book The World: A Family History of Humanity, refers to an inscription that refers to Da Ding's death: "Da Jia and Zu Yi, 100 cups of wine, 100 qiang prisoners, 300 head of cattle."[6]
Notes
edit- ↑ Library of Congress. (2020). Shang Tang, Emperor of China, approximately 1670 B.C.-approximately 1587 B.C. 商汤, Emperor of China, approximately 1670 B.C.-approximately 1587 B.C. LC Linked Data Service. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016039306.html
- ↑ 甲骨文合集 Heji 36196丙.2：戊戌卜卜王賓大丁爽妣戊翌日無尤
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
- ↑ Sebag Montefiore, Simon (2023). The world: a family history of humanity. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 70 (Portuguese Edition). ISBN 978-0-525-65953-2.