Ancient China · Ruler

Zhongren 中壬

Zhōngrén

Attested BC 1600 - BC 1300

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhongren was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1600 to BC 1300 帝中壬即位四年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 83
BC 1600 to BC 1300 帝仲壬
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 412

Family

Sibling of Waibing (外丙)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 412; Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 82

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 2 passages

帝外丙即位三年，崩，立外丙之弟中壬，是為帝中壬。 Waibing ruled three years and died; his brother Zhongren succeeded as Emperor Zhongren.

帝中壬即位四年，崩，伊尹乃立太丁之子太甲。 Zhongren ruled four years and died; yiyin then set Taiding's son Taijia on the throne.

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

帝仲壬，外丙弟。 Emperor Zhongren, Waibing's younger brother.