| Chang Ruo | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 昌若 | ||||||||||||
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Chang Ruo (Chinese: 昌若; pinyin: Chāng Ruò) was the ancestor of the Shang dynasty. His family name is Zi (子). He was the fourth leader of the Predynastic Shang.
History
His great-grandfather was Xie. His grandfather was Zhao Ming. His father was Xiang Tu. His son was Cao Yu, the founding monarch of the Tang ancestors.
In order to domesticate horses, his father, Xiang Tu, was in the position of Xiang of Xia, and the horse was made.
After the death of Xiang Tu, Chang Ruo succeeded him. When he died, his son, Cao Yu, succeeded him, but because the name of Chang Ruo appears later, it may be a fictitious one.
Family
- Great-great-grandfather: Emperor Ku (帝嚳)
Bibliography
"Records of the Grand Historian" (史記)/Volume 3
Notes
- 《史記》：相土卒，子昌若立。昌若卒，子曹圉立。
| Chang Ruo Predynastic Shang | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded byXiang Tu | King of Shang | Succeeded byCao Yu |
| Kings of the Shang dynasty | ||
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| Predynastic Shang | 商 | |
| Early Shang | ||
| Late Shang | ||
| The term here refers to the period in the historiographical sense, starting from Pan Geng who is traditionally said to have moved the Shang capital to Yinxu. The same term can also refer to the historical polity as the earliest known literate civilization in China, starting from Wu Ding. Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC | ||