Wu Geng
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Wu Geng or Wugeng (
Bigan by cutting out his heart, Wugeng fled to Feng, the capital of the Zhou state, together with his uncles Weizi and Weizhong to plead King Wu of Zhou for help. Shortly afterward King Wu attacked the Shang and defeated King Zhou at the Battle of Muye
, thus establishing the Zhou dynasty. Wugeng was allowed to stay in Yin, the old Shang capital, and rule it as a princedom and a vassal lord to King Wu.
After
Xu
. In the second year of the war, Wugeng was killed in battle and Yin was devastated, ending the Shang princedom.
In popular culture
Wu Geng's life after the fall of Shang was fictionalized in manhuas titled Feng Shen Ji (封神記) and Feng Shen Ji II. The former manhua focuses on Wu Geng's battle against the gods who supported Zhou, using the body of a slave he humiliated and blinded, when his mother extracted his soul out to fake his death. The latter covers further fighting against gods. An animated adaptation entitled Wu Geng Ji (武庚纪) started airing in 2016.
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