Cao Yu of Shang
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| Cao Yu 曹圉 | |||||
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| Ruler of Predynastic Shang | |||||
| Reign | ? - ? | ||||
| Predecessor | Chang Ruo | ||||
| Successor | Ming | ||||
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| Father | Chang Ruo | ||||
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| Chinese | 曹圉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | (personal name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cao Yu (曹圉), family name Zi (子), was the fifth ruler of Predynastic Shang. He is not attested in oracle bone inscriptions, only being mentioned in post-Shang texts such as Records of the Grand Historian.[1]