Wo Jia () or Qiang Jia (), personal name Zi Yu, was a
Shang dynasty King of China.
In the ''
Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by
Sima Qian
Sima Qian (; ; ) was a Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty (206AD220). He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for his ''Records of the Grand Historian'', a general history of China covering more than two thousand years b ...
as the fifteenth Shang king, succeeding his brother
Zu Xin
Zu Xin (), personal name Zi Dan, was a Shang dynasty King of China.
In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the fourteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father Zu Yi (). He was enthroned in the year of Wuzi () with B ...
(). He was enthroned in the year of Renyan () with Bi () as his capital. He ruled for about 25 years (although other sources claim 20 years) before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wo Jia and was succeeded by his nephew
Zu Ding
Zu Ding (), personal name Zi Xin, was a king of the Chinese Shang dynasty.
Records
In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the sixteenth Shang king, succeeding his uncle Wo Jia (). He was enthroned in the year of ...
().
inscriptions on
bones unearthed at
Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fourteenth Shang king, given the posthumous name Qiang Jia ().
References
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Shang dynasty kings