King Wu Ding

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Chinese monarch Shang dynasty king historical figure

King Wu Ding was a prominent Shang dynasty ruler of ancient China, known for his military campaigns, political consolidation, and the extensive oracle bone inscriptions from his reign.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
King Wu Ding canonical 2
Gaozong of Shang 1
Wu Ding 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese monarch ⓘ
Shang dynasty king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
appointedAsMilitaryCommander Fu Hao ⓘ
appointedAsRitualSpecialist Fu Hao ⓘ
associatedWithSite Yinxu ⓘ
surface form: Yinxu archaeological site
burialPlace Anyang ⓘ
Yinxu ⓘ
capital Yin ⓘ
Yinxu ⓘ
conductedCampaignsAgainst Guifang ⓘ
Qiangfang ⓘ
Renfang ⓘ
Tufang ⓘ
Guifang ⓘ
surface form: Yifang
country Shang dynasty ⓘ
dynasty Shang dynasty ⓘ
era Shang dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Late Shang period
eraNameInHistoriography King Wu Ding self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gaozong of Shang
evidenceFrom bronze inscriptions ⓘ
oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ
father Zu Geng ⓘ
governedFrom Anyang ⓘ
surface form: Anyang region
knownFor divination practices ⓘ
extensive oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ
military campaigns against surrounding states ⓘ
political consolidation of Shang power ⓘ
ritual reforms ⓘ
language Old Chinese (as spoken form) ⓘ
mother Lady of Xin ⓘ
performedRitualsForAncestor King of Shang ⓘ
surface form: Shang Tang

Zu Yi ⓘ
performedRitualsForDeity Di ⓘ
personalName Zhao ⓘ
positionHeld King of Shang ⓘ
posthumousName King Wu Ding self-link ⓘ
surface form: Wu Ding
practiced oracle bone divination ⓘ
predecessor Zu Geng ⓘ
reignEnd c. 1192 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 1250 BCE ⓘ
religion Shang ancestral worship ⓘ
surface form: Shang religion
spouse Fu Hao ⓘ
Fu Hao ⓘ
surface form: Fu Hao (Lady Hao)

Fu Jing ⓘ
Fu Shi ⓘ
successor Zu Jia ⓘ
templeName Emperor Gaozong of Song ⓘ
surface form: Gaozong
territoryExpandedInto regions of the Huai River valley ⓘ
regions of the Yellow River valley ⓘ
usedWritingSystem oracle bone script ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anyang → associatedKing → King Wu Ding ⓘ
Yin → associatedWithRuler → King Wu Ding ⓘ
King Wu Ding → posthumousName → King Wu Ding self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
this entity surface form: Wu Ding
King Wu Ding → eraNameInHistoriography → King Wu Ding self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
this entity surface form: Gaozong of Shang