Zhao Ming of Shang

**Zhao Ming**
Zhao Ming
Chinese	昭明
Literal meaning	(personal name)
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāo Míng
Wade–Giles	Chao1 Ming2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chīu Ming4

According to the ancient writings, Zhao Ming (Chinese: 昭明; pinyin: Zhāo Míng; ? – ?) was a Chinese noble man in ancient China. He was an ancestor of the Shang dynasty and ruler of the Predynastic Shang.^[1] His family name was Zi (子).

His father was Xie of Shang, born in Shangqiu (商丘), Henan (河南). Among the twelve ancestors of the King Tang of Shang, Zhao Ming was the second-generation king of the Shang Kingdom.

After the death of Xie, Zhao Ming inherited the throne and expanded the spread of civilization. After his death, his son Xiang Tu succeeded to the throne.

Bibliography

Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian (史記). Volume 3.

Sources

^ Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian.

Regnal titles
Zhao Ming of Shang Predynastic Shang
Preceded by Xie	King of Shang	Succeeded by Xiang Tu

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[1] Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian.

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v t e Kings of the Shang dynasty
Predynastic Shang	Xie Zhao Ming Xiang Tu Chang Ruo Cao Yu Ming Wang Hai Wang Heng Shang Jia Bao Yi Bao Bing Bao Ding Zhu Ren Zhu Gui Tang
Early Shang	Da Yi Da Ding Da Jia Bu Bing Da Geng Xiao Jia Da Wu Lü Ji Zhong Ding Bu Ren Jian Jia Zu Yi Zu Xin Qiang Jia Zu Ding Nan Geng Xiang Jia
Late Shang	Pan Geng Xiao Xin Xiao Yi Wu Ding Zu Geng Zu Jia Lin Xin Kang Ding Wu Yi Wen Wu Ding Di Yi Di Xin
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

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