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Wen Wu Ding 文武丁
Reign	1116–1106 BC or 1112–1102/1 BC
Predecessor	Wu Yi
Successor	Di Yi
Died	1106 BC or 1102/1 BC
Issue	Di Yi Bi Gan Jizi

Wen Wu Ding (Chinese: 文武丁) or Wen Ding (文丁) or Tai Ding (太丁), personal name Zi Tuo (子托; Zǐ Tuō), was a king of the Shang dynasty of Ancient China. His reign was from 1116 to 1106 BC according to the Cambridge History, or 1112 to 1102/1 BC according to the Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project.

Records

According to Bamboo Annals, his capital was moved from Mou(沬) to Yin (殷).

In the second year of his reign, his vassal Jili(季歷) of Zhou attacked the Yanjing Rong (燕京戎), but they defeated him.

During his third year, the Huan River (洹水) dried up.

In his fourth year, Jili attacked the Yuwu Rong (余无戎) and was victorious, making Yuwu into a Zhou client.

In his seventh year, Jili attacked the ShiHu Rong (始呼之戎) and was again victorious.

Several years later, Jili defeated the Xitu Rong (翳徒戎) and captured three of their generals. Worried that Zhou was growing too powerful, Wen Ding sent Jili to a rural store house and had him starved to death there.

References

Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, ed. (1999), The Cambridge History of Ancient China(太丁), Cambridge University Press, p. 25
Bamboo Annals
Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian

Regnal titles
Wen Wu Ding Shang dynasty
Preceded byWu Yi (ruler)	King of China c. 1116 BC – c. 1106 BC	Succeeded byDi Yi

v t e Kings of the Shang dynasty
Predynastic Shang	Xie Zhao Ming Xiang Tu Chang Ruo Cao Yu Ming Wang Hai Wang Heng Shang Jia Bao Yi Bao Bing Bao Ding Zhu Ren Zhu Gui Tang	商
Early Shang	Da Yi Da Ding Da Jia Bu Bing Da Geng Xiao Jia Da Wu Lü Ji Zhong Ding Bu Ren Jian Jia Zu Yi Zu Xin Qiang Jia Zu Ding Nan Geng Xiang Jia
Late Shang	Pan Geng Xiao Xin Xiao Yi Wu Ding Zu Geng Zu Jia Lin Xin Kang Ding Wu Yi Wen Wu Ding Di Yi Di Xin
The term here refers to the period in the historiographical sense, starting from Pan Geng who is traditionally said to have moved the Shang capital to Yinxu. The same term can also refer to the historical polity as the earliest known literate civilization in China, starting from Wu Ding. Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC

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