Wu Ding
King of Shang dynasty, ancient China · Died 1192 BC
Wu Ding ; personal name Zi Zhao (子昭), was a king of the Chinese Shang dynasty who ruled the central Yellow River valley. He is the earliest figure in Chinese history mentioned in contemporary records.
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Bronze gui dated to the reign of Wu Ding.
Bronze houmuxin gong from Wu Ding's reign.
Bronze you dated to Wu Ding's reign.
Ox scapula recording divinations by Zhēng 爭 in the reign of King Wu Ding
Triple yan steamer from Wu Ding's reign.
Fu Yue, the second Chancellor of Wu Ding. He is believed to be identical to Hou Que, whose name was presented in oracle bones.
Bronze double fangyi dated to Wu Ding's reign.About this person
The annals of the Shang dynasty compiled by later historians were once thought to be little more than legends until oracle script inscriptions on bones dating from his reign were unearthed at the ruins of his capital Yin in 1899. Oracle bone inscriptions from his reign have been radiocarbon dated to 1254-1197 BC ±10 years, closely according with regnal dates derived by modern scholars from received texts, epigraphic evidence, and astronomical calculations.