Overview
The translated histories identify Taiwu as a ruler. This record brings together 9 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Taiwu | 太戊 | Taiwu |
| Temple | Emperor Taiwu | 帝太戊 | |
| Temple | Middle Ancestor | 中宗 | |
| Personal name | Taiwu | 太戊 | Taiwu |
| Personal | Taiwu | 太戊 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:004:s0116, shiji:003:s0098
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · chenshu:004:s0116
- Source Date: Text: 殷 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1600 · End: BC 1300Explicit event contextual date · shiji:003:s0098
Family
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- Parent of Zhongding (中丁)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Sibling of Yongji (雍己)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
References in the histories
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