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Wai Ren外壬

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A monarch of the Shang dynasty.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

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In history · Records of the Grand Historian

Younger brother of Zhong Ding, succeeded to the throne.

In fiction · Investiture of the Gods

A monarch of the Shang dynasty.

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  1. Literature / legend

    Investiture of the Gods

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    • Wai RenbrothersHe Dan Jia
    • Zhong DingbrothersWai Ren
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    1. 帝外壬崩,弟河亶甲立

      brothers · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin

    2. 帝中丁崩,弟外壬立

      brothers · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin

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Wai RenWai RenHe Dan JiaHe Dan JiaZhong DingZhong Ding
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Sources: Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Yin; Investiture of the Gods, ch. 1

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