Overview
Shang Rong was a Shang Worthy.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 1046 late Shang, honored after 克殷Strongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 268
- BC 1075 to BC 1046 商容Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 203
- BC 1046 商容不達Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 96
- BC 1046 武王伐紂Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 136
- c. BC 1046 武王克商之際Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 48
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3 Annals of Yin 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 105 Volume 93: Flatterers 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 28 Volume 25: Biography of Zhuo, Lu, Wei, Liu 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 55 House of Marquis of Liu 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 80 Biography of Yue Yi 1 passage
Career and standing
- lane marked in his honor 表商容之閭BC 1046 武王克殷 · ReceivedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 268
- village-gate honor 表閭ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 136
Places and affiliations
- Polity Shang 殷 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 268
- Polity Yin 殷 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 136
- At Shang Rong's lane 商容之閭 · Relation Commemorated atDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 268
Events and relationships
- Endured humiliationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 80, passage 96
Assessments and attributes
- Item marked gate 閭 · Relation Honored by · With King Wu (武王)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 48
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 136
References in the histories
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