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Tai Geng
Da Geng or Tai Geng () was a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China.
In the "Records of the Grand Historian" he was listed by Sima Qian as the sixth Shang king, succeeding his brother Wo Ding (). He was enthroned with Bo () as his capital. He ruled for 25 years (although the "Bamboo Annals" claim 5 years), was given the posthumous name Tai Geng and was succeeded by his son Xiao Jia ().
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Xia ruler in the Battle of Mingtiao. The "Records" recount events from the reigns of Tang, Tai Jia, Tai Wu, Pan Geng, Wu Ding, Wu Yi and the depraved final king Di Xin, but the rest of the Shang rulers are merely mentioned by name. According to the "Records", the Shang moved their capital five times, with the final move to Yin in the reign of Pan Geng inaugurating the golden age of the dynasty.
Di Xin, the last Shang king, is