Zu Jia – The twenty-fifth monarch of the Shang Dynasty

Zu Jia, son of Wu Ding, King of Shang, brother of King Zu Geng of Shang, twenty-fifth monarch of the Shang Dynasty, took the throne after Zu Geng's death, and once conquered Xi Rong, he was still able to take care of the general public in the early days of his reign, and the Shang Dynasty was prosperous. Zu Jia was succeeded by his son Lǐn Xin.

After Zu Ji's death, Emperor Wuding of Gaozong favored his youngest son Zu Jia and planned to depose the crown prince Zu Geng and establish Zu Jia instead. Zu Jia believed that this was a violation of etiquette and could not be forcibly abolished, otherwise the situation of the "Ninth Dynasty Rebellion" might be repeated, so he followed Wu Ding's example and left the capital and lived among the commoners. After Wu Ding's death, he was succeeded to the throne by Crown Prince Zu Geng. This made Zu Geng very moved, so he established Zu Jia as the heir to the throne, Zu Geng died of illness after about 7 years on the throne, and Zu Jia returned to Wang Du to inherit the throne.

廪辛, zi surname, first name, the twenty-sixth king of the Shang Dynasty, the son of the previous king Zu Jia. Liu Xin made Yin his capital, and was succeeded by his brother Gengding after his death.

Gengding, surname, name, was the twenty-seventh king of the Shang Dynasty. Zu Jia's son, the younger brother of the previous king Liu Xin, was set at Yin and succeeded by zi Wu Yi after his death.

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