Da Ding of Shang

Da Ding or Tai Ding was the eldest son of King Tang, but sources are conflicted as to whether he actually succeeded his father as the second king of the Shang dynasty or not.

Records In the Records of the Grand Historian he was said by Sima Qian to have died at an early age without succeeding his father King Tang. He was given the posthumous name Tai Ding (Chinese: ) and the throne passed to his younger brother Wai Bing and later to his own son Tai Jia.

Nicknames

Although not well known he is not unknown in this day and age, often in China today he is referred to as Yi Zi (Chinese: 遺子).

Succession

Inscriptions on oracle bones unearthed at Yinxu record that he was the second Shang king, given the posthumous name Da Ding (Chinese: ), and succeeded by his sons Da Jia (Tai Jia) and Bu Bing (Wai Bing).