Lin Xin

King of the Shang dynasty of China

Lin Xin (廩辛) was king of the Shang dynasty of China. His name by Bamboo Annals is Feng Xin (冯辛), another book The Historic People of Han Book (汉书, 古今人表) also called him Feng Xin.

He got his throne in the year of Gengyan (庚寅). His capital was at Yin (殷).

According to Bamboo Annals, he ruled 4 years, but the Records of the Grand Historian says 6 years.

Lin Xin
Shang dynasty
Preceded by
Zu Jia
King of China Succeeded by
Kang Ding
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Kings of the Shang dynasty
Predynastic Shang
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  • Xiang Tu
  • Chang Ruo
  • Cao Yu
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  • Bao Bing
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  • Zhu Ren
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Early ShangLate Shang+
+ The term here refers to the period in the historiographical sense, starting from Pan Geng who is traditionally said to have moved the Shang capital to Yinxu. The same term can also refer to the historical polity as the earliest known literate civilization in China, starting from Wu Ding.
Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → ROC / PRC


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