Tai Geng was a Shang Dynasty King of China.
In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the sixth Shang king, succeeding his older brother Xiao Xin . He was enthroned with Bo as his capital. He ruled for 25 years , was given the posthumous name Tai Geng and was succeeded by his son Xiao Jia .
Oracle script inscriptions on unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fifth Shang king succeeding his uncle Bu Bing , given the posthumous name Da Geng and succeeded by his brother Xiao Jia.
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