Wen Wu Ding 文武丁 | |
Reign: | 1116–1106 BC or 1112–1102/1 BC |
Predecessor: | Wu Yi |
Successor: | Di Yi |
Death Date: | 1106 BC or 1102/1 BC |
Issue: | Di Yi Bi Gan Jizi |
Wen Wu Ding or Wen Ding or Tai Ding (太丁), personal name Zi Tuo, 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.
According to Bamboo Annals, his capital was moved from Mou(沬) to Yin (殷).[1]
In the second year of his reign, his vassal Jili(季歷) of Zhou attacked the Yanjing Rong (Chinese: 燕京戎), but they defeated him.[2]
During his third year, the Huan River (Chinese: 洹水) dried up.
In his fourth year, Jili attacked the Yuwu Rong (Chinese: 余无戎) and was victorious, making Yuwu into a Zhou client.
In his seventh year, Jili attacked the ShiHu Rong (Chinese: 始呼之戎) and was again victorious.
Several years later, Jili defeated the Xitu Rong (Chinese: 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.