Ancient China · Ruler

Zhongding 中丁

Zhōngdīng

Attested BC 1600 - BC 1300

Passages: 6
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhongding was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1600 to BC 1300 帝中丁
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 419
BC 1600 to BC 1300 殷
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 109

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Taiwu (太戊)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 109
Sibling of Wairen (外壬)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 420; Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 113

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 5 passages

中宗崩，子帝中丁立。 When the Middle Ancestor died, his son Zhongding succeeded.

帝中丁遷于隞。 Zhongding moved the capital to Ao.

帝中丁崩，弟外壬立，是為帝外壬。 Zhongding died; his brother Wairen became Emperor Wairen.

仲丁書闕不具。 The written records for Zhongding are missing and incomplete.

自中丁以來，廢適而更立諸弟子，弟子或爭相代立，比九世亂，於是諸侯莫朝。 From Zhongding on, the rightful heir was set aside for younger brothers, who fought for the throne. Nine reigns ran into chaos, and the lords ceased to attend court.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties · 1 passage

帝中丁 Emperor Zhongding