Ancient China · Ruler

Waibing 外丙

Wàibǐng

Attested BC 1600 - BC 1300

Passages
4
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Waibing as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Waibing 外丙 Wàibǐng
Temple Emperor Waibing 帝外丙
Title Emperor Waibing 帝外丙 Di Waibing
Personal Waibing 外丙
Personal Waibing 外丙 Waibing

Identity

Historicity
Uncertain
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 帝外丙 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1600 · End: BC 1300
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:013:s411
  • Source Date: Text: 帝外丙即位三年 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1600 · End: BC 1300
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:003:s0082

Family

  • Sibling of Taiding (太丁)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
    Kinship Term: next younger brother / 次弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother
  • Sibling of Zhongren (中壬)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

  • Manner: installed as next younger brother after heir died
    Explicit · shiji:013:s411

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 2 passages
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties · 2 passages