Wen Ding

Wen Wu Ding or Wen Ding or Tai Ding , 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 of China or 1112 to 1102/1 BC according to the Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project.

Records According to the Bamboo Annals, his capital was moved from Mou to Yin .

In the second year of his reign, his vassal Jili of Zhou attacked the Yanjing Rong , but they defeated him.

During his third year, the Huan River dried up.

In his fourth year, Jili attacked the Yuwu Rong and was victorious, making Yuwu into a Zhou client.

In his fifth year, Jili established Chengyi in the lands he had previously annexed from Cheng.

In his seventh year, Jili attacked the Shihu Rong and was again victorious.

Several years later, Jili defeated the Xitu Rong and captured three of their generals. Worried that Zhou was growing too powerful, Wen Ding sent Jili to a rural storehouse and had him starved to death there.