Ruler · 1701 – 1562 BCE

Tai Wu

Lived 1701 – 1562 BCE. Chinese king of Shang dynasty, 1637 BCE – 1562 BCE.

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Lived: 1701 BCE – 1562 BCE; 139 years
In office: 75 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Shang dynasty
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Chinese king

Shang dynasty · the 1st of 22 dated reigns · 1637 BCE – 1046 BCE

Tai Wu1637 BCE – 1562 BCE

Zhong Ding1562 BCE – 1549 BCE

Wai Ren1549 BCE – 1534 BCE

He Dan Jia1534 BCE – 1525 BCE

18 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1637 BCE – 1562 BCE · 75 years · came to it aged 64

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1562 BCE, the year they died

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