Ruler · 1501 – 1434 BCE

Zu Ding

Lived 1501 – 1434 BCE. Chinese king of Shang dynasty, 1465 BCE – 1433 BCE.

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Lived: 1501 BCE – 1434 BCE; 67 years
In office: 32 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Shang dynasty
Left it: dates disagree; read off the dates alone

Chinese king

Shang dynasty · the 8th of 22 dated reigns · 1637 BCE – 1046 BCE

4 before

Zu Yi1525 BCE – 1506 BCE

Zu Xin1506 BCE – 1490 BCE

Wo Jia1490 BCE – 1465 BCE

Zu Ding1465 BCE – 1433 BCE

Nan Geng1433 BCE – 1408 BCE

Yang Jia of Shang1408 BCE – 1401 BCE

Pan Geng1401 BCE – 1373 BCE

11 after

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

Reigned 1465 BCE – 1433 BCE · 32 years · came to it aged 36

Came to it: the nephew or niece of the ruler before, on record
Left it: dates disagreeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1433 BCE, after the death recorded in 1434 BCE

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