Wu Geng 武庚
ShangHistory × Myth
Son of King Zhou of Shang, enfeoffed to continue the ancestral rites after the fall of Shang, later executed for rebellion.
In history — Records of the Grand Historian
He was the son of King Zhou of Shang. After the Zhou dynasty overthrew the Shang, he was enfeoffed in the former Shang territory to continue the Shang ancestral rites, but was later executed for rebellion.
In myth — Investiture of the Gods · Classic of Mountains and Seas
He was the son of King Zhou of Shang. After the fall of the Shang dynasty, he was granted territory by King Wu of Zhou to lead the remaining Shang people.
Relationship network
- kill← Duke of Zhou → Wu Genghist · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou
- reward← King Wu of Zhou → Wu Gengmyth · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou
- rebellionWu Geng → Duke of Zhouhist · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou