91 - died 118) was the Protector General of the Western Regions under Eastern Han between 102 and 106 CE.
In February 91, he and Geng Kui defeated the unnamed Northern Shanyu shortly after the Battle of the Altai Mountains, on commission by Dou Xian.
When Ban Chao was retiring from the post of Protector General of the Western Regions in 102 CE due to age an ill health, Ren Shang asked him for some advice.
Ban Chao said: In 107 CE, the Western Regions in modern Xinjiang province rebelled against Chinese rule.
117, p. 6b), Ren Shang was recalled and executed in 118 CE, for committing exactly the mistakes which Ban Chao had warned him against.