Ancient China · Ancestor of Zhou Royal House

King Tai 太王

Tàiwáng

Attested BC 1150

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify King Tai as an aristocrat and ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King Tai 太王 Tàiwáng
Posthumous King Tai 太王 Tàiwáng
Temple name King Tai 太王 Tai Wang

Identity

Historicity
Uncertain
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Parent of Wang Ji (王季)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Places and affiliations

Source notes

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 82Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 99Biographies of Liu Jing and Shusun Tong · 1 passage