Bu Bing
| Wang Bing 外丙 | |||||||||
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| King of Shang dynasty | |||||||||
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| Father | Tang of Shang | ||||||||
Bu Bing or Wang Bing (Chinese: 外丙) was a Shang dynasty King of China.
In the Records of the Grand Historian, he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king, succeeding his father Tang (Chinese: 汤), following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding. He was enthroned in the year of Yihai (Chinese: 乙亥), with Yi Yin as his prime minister and Bo (Chinese: 亳) as his capital.
He ruled for about 2 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wai Bing and was succeeded by his younger brother Zhong Ren.[1][2][3]
Oracle script inscriptions, on bones unearthed at Yinxu, alternatively record that he was the fourth Shang king, the second son of Da Ding, given the posthumous name "Bu Bing" (Chinese:卜丙), and succeeded by Da Geng.[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
| Bu Bing | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Da Jia |
King of China | Succeeded by Da Geng |