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In the ''[[Classic of History]]'', there exists a chapter entitled "Pán Gēng", which tradition holds to have been a speech by this king; however, the language in it is so different from that of Pán Gēng's time that it is most likely not a product of his era..<ref>Loewe & Shaughnessy (1999), p.9 </ref>
His given name is Xun (旬).
He ascended the throne in the year of Bingyan (丙寅) in the capital Yan(奄).
In the 7th year of his regime, The Ying vassal (应侯) came to worship him.
In the 14 years of his regime, he moved his capital from Yan to Beimeng (北蒙), and renamed it Yin(殷); henceforth the Shang dynasty was also called the Yin Dynasty.
In the 15th year of his regime, he reviewed his army at Yin.
In the 19th year of his regime, he assigned his minister Fen (邠侯) in Yawei (亚圉).
He ruled about 28 years according to both the Bamboo Annals and the Records of the Grand Historian.
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