Wang Hai of Shang
| Wang Hai 王亥 | |||||||||
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Statue of Wang Hai in Shangqiu | |||||||||
| Ruler of Predynastic Shang | |||||||||
| Predecessor | Ming of Shang | ||||||||
| Successor | Wang Gen of Shang | ||||||||
| Issue | Shang Jia | ||||||||
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| Father | Ming of Shang | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 王亥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "King XII" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 振 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Zhen" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wang Hai (Chinese: 王亥; pinyin: Wáng Hài), family name Zi (子), was a ruler of Predynastic Shang and the father of Shang Jia. He is attested on oracle bone inscriptions, and venerated by the Shang as a 'High Ancestor' (高祖; gāozǔ), or, in modern scholarship, a 'Former Lord' (先公; xiāngōng). Little is known about his reign outside of posthumous accounts.