Ancient China · Ruler

Zugeng 祖庚

Zǔgēng

Attested BC 1191 - BC 1191

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Zugeng was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1191 帝祖庚
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 432
BC 1191 帝祖庚立
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 155

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Wu Ding (武丁)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 155
Sibling of Zujia (祖甲)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 157; Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 433

Key source chapters

References in the histories

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

帝武丁崩，子帝祖庚立。 Wuding died and his son Zugeng succeeded.

帝祖庚崩，弟祖甲立，是為帝甲。 Zugeng died; his brother Zujia became Emperor Jia.

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

帝祖庚 Emperor Zugeng