Geng Ding

Kang Ding (康丁) or Geng Ding (庚丁) was a king of the Shang dynasty of China His given name is Xiao (嚣). He got his throne in the year of Jiawu (甲午) and his capital was at Yin (殷).^[1]

Regin disputes

Different sources suggest different lengths of reign for the king. Bamboo Annals suggest a 8-year reign. ZizhiTongjianwaiji(A supplement to the Zizhi Tongjian) and Tongzhi suggest a 6-year reign.^[2] The DiwangbenJi (帝王本紀) quoted in Tongzhi suggests a 11-year reign.

References

^ Bamboo Annals
^ <<通志>>,<< 資治通鑑外紀>>

Geng Ding Shang dynasty
Preceded by Lin Xin	King of China c. 1173 BC – c. 1150 BC	Succeeded by Wu Yi

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⁺

⁺ 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