Pan Geng

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Names
Surname	Zǐ ( 子 )
Birth Name	Xún ( 旬 )
Throne name from Shiji	Pán Gēng ( 盤庚  /  盘庚 )
Throne name from oracle bone	Bān Gēng ( 般 庚 )
Temple name	Shì Zǔ ( 世祖 )
Postum name	King Wén Chéng ( 文 成 王 )
in German	Pan Geng

King Pan Geng ( Chinese  盤庚  /  盘庚 , Pinyin Pán Gēng , *? BC; † 1374 BC), one of the greatest kings of the Shang Dynasty , the oldest archaeologically proven dynasty in Chinese history , ruled as Nineteenth or twentieth king of the Shang Dynasty for 28 years over China . He was the son of King Qie Ding , the younger brother of the previous King Xiang Jia , the ninth generation grandson of King Cheng Tang .

He moved the capital from Yān ( 奄 ) in today's Qufu , in Shandong to Yin ( 殷 ), in today's Anyang , in Henan , which is why the Shang dynasty is also called the "Yin dynasty" ( 殷朝 , Yǐncháo ).

After the move, "Pan Geng led the benevolent policy of King Cheng Tang, and common people settled down, then the dynasty flourished again."

Pán Gēng's nephew Wǔ Dīng ( 武丁 ) was said to be the first Shang king after the capital moved to Yin , under whose rule oracle bones were inscribed.

In the Book of Documents ( 尚書  /  尚书 , Shàng Shū ) there is a chapter called “Pán Gēng” with three articles, which was traditionally held for an address by the king. It says, "The people remember Pan Gengs".

According to Loewe & Shaughnessy (1999), however, the language of this chapter is so different from that of the Shang Dynasty that it was most likely written later.

predecessor	Office	successor
Xiang Jia	King of China 1402–1374 BC Chr.	Xiao Xin