About Bu Bing
Lived 1800 BC – 1734 BC. Bu Bing was a politician.
Bu Bing or Wai Bing (born Zǐ Shèng ), was the second king of the Shang dynasty, according to the Records of the Grand Historian.
In the Records of the Grand Historian, he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king, succeeding his father Tang, following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding. He was enthroned in the year of Yihai , with Yi Yin as his prime minister and Bo as his capital. He ruled for about 2 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wai Bing and was succeeded by his younger brother.
Oracle script inscriptions, on bones unearthed at Yinxu, alternatively record that he was the fourth Shang king, the second son of Da Ding, given the posthumous name "Bu Bing" , and succeeded by Da Geng.
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Who was Bu Bing?
2nd king of the Shang dynasty in Chinese history
When was Bu Bing born?
Bu Bing was born in 1800 BC in China.
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Bu Bing died in 1734 BC in China.
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Bu Bing was a politician.
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