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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:082:s0156
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:099:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 商時 · Western Year: BC 1150Explicit · hanshu:082:s0156
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
- Polity: Zhou · Relation: leader-ofExplicit · hanshu:082:s0156
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · shiji:099:s0015
References in the histories
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