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Tai Wu太戊
Monarch of the Shang dynasty.
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- 2
- SOURCE WORKS
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Tai Wu, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
2 figures · 2 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Yong Ji—Tai Wubrothers
Tai Wu—Zhong Dingfather-son
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Younger brother of Yong Ji, succeeded to the throne, employed Yi Zhi and Wu Xian, and the Shang dynasty revived.
In fiction · Investiture of the Gods
Monarch of the Shang dynasty.
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Investiture of the Gods
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history1 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
2 relations2 verified quotations- Yong Ji→ brothers →Tai Wu
- Tai Wu→ father-son →Zhong Ding
Verified original text · 2
帝雍己崩，弟太戊立
brothers · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin
中宗崩，子帝中丁立
father-son · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin
History vs. fiction
Early Shang rulers: official histories record that Tai Wu restored the dynasty through virtuous rule after the mulberry and grain anomaly; the novel largely follows the official historical lineage.
The Records of the Grand Historian, Yin Benji, and the Book of Documents, Li Zheng, record that during Tai Wu's reign, mulberry and grain grew in the court, and Tai Wu, fearing this, cultivated virtue, causing the feudal lords to return to the Shang court; the novel mentions that the lineage of previous Shang kings is based on official history. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, Yin Benji, the original text states: 「亳有祥，桑谷共生于朝，一暮大拱。帝太戊惧，问伊陟。」
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