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He Dan Jia (Chinese:河亶甲) orJian Jia (Chinese:戔甲), personal name Zi Zheng, was aShang dynastyKing of China.
In theRecords of the Grand Historian he was listed bySima Qian as the twelfth Shang king, succeeding his fatherWai Ren. He was enthroned in the year of Gengshen (Chinese:庚申) with Ao (隞) as his capital. In the first year of his reign, he moved his capital to Xiang (Chinese:相). In the third year of his reign, his Minister Pengbo (Chinese:彭伯) conquered Pi (Chinese:邳) who had rebelled against his father. In the fourth year of his reign he launched another attack against the Blue Barbarians. In the fifth year of his reign the Xian (Chinese:侁人) occupied Banfang (Chinese:班方) but were later defeated by the king's ministers Pengbo and Weibo (Chinese:韦伯) and sent an envoy to the Shang. He ruled for 9 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name He Dan Jia and was succeeded by his sonZu Yi.[1][2][3]
Oracle script inscriptions onbones unearthed atYinxu alternatively record that he was the eleventh Shang king, given the posthumous nameJian Jia (Chinese:戔甲) and succeeded by his brother Zu Yi.[2][3]
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