商代
(?~
前1585年)
外丙,姓子名外丙,一名勝,甲骨文作“
卜丙”,亦稱外壬。商湯的次子。《史記·殷本紀》記載:“湯崩,太子太丁未立而卒,於是乃立太丁之弟外丙,是為帝外丙。”因為太子太丁早死,兒子太小,所以就立了外丙。
外丙即位後,仲虺、伊尹二相繼續輔政,以寬治民。外丙尊商湯為“宗湯”,給予了隆重的祭祀。《禮記·祭法》說:“商人祖契而宗湯。”甲骨文中有不少祭祀太丁的記載,因為太丁是商湯的長子,雖然沒有繼位,但仍然作為直係的先王之一奉祀於祖廟。
“外丙即位三年,崩”,傳位與仲壬。
Outside C, name child of foreign C, a spot, Oracle as "Pu C.", also known outside the Wang. Second son of Shang Dynasty. "Historical Records of Yin" reads: "Tang Beng, Prince Edward too DingWei Li Er Zu, so Nai Li is too small brother outside C, is outside the C emperor." Prince is too small because of early death, his son is too small, so we set up outside C.