Names and Titles
Lü Shang's ancestral name was Jiang (姜), clan name Lü (呂), given name Shang (尚), and style name Ziya (子牙). He is a main character in the popular Ming Dynasty novel Fengshen Bang written over 2,500 years after his lifetime. In the novel he is called Jiang Ziya and Jiang Shang, which have become the names he is most commonly known as. He is also known by various titles including Jiang Tai Gong (Grand Duke Jiang), Tai Gong Wang, and Shang Fu (Father Shang).
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