Zu Ding

Zu Ding (: 祖丁, born Zi Xin , was a Shang Dynasty King of China.



In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the sixthteenth Shang king, succeeding his uncle Wo Jia . He was enthroned in the year of Dingwei with Bi as his capital. He ruled for about 32 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zu Ding and was succeeded by his cousin Nan Geng .



Oracle script inscriptions on unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fifthteenth Shang king.