Da Ding
King of Shang dynasty
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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 B. C.[1] - ? | ||||||||
| Spouse | Bi Wu (妣戊)[2] | ||||||||
| Issue | Tai Jia | ||||||||
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| Father | King Tang | ||||||||
Records
In 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
Allthough 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
Death
Historian Simon Sebag 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]