Overview
The translated histories identify King Zhou of Shang as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Zhou of Shang | 商纣 | Shang Zhou |
| Epithet | Cruel Xin | 暴辛 | |
| Personal | King Zhou | 暴辛 | |
| Title | Son of Heaven | 天子 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0304
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: body and head parted / 身首分离 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 甲子昧爽 · Western Year: BC 1046Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0308
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 暴辛/纣 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1075 · End: BC 1046Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0304
Family
Immediate source-linked family. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select a person to open their record.
- Spouse of Daji (妲己)Kinship Term: consort / 妃 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: tyrant · Action: rejected-counsel-and-killed-kin
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: bat-foul and viper-vicious; poured cruelty on the innocent · Provenance: Mode: quoted-source · Speaker Person Id: Cui Qi (崔琦)Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0305
References in the histories
Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.