Ancient China · Ruler

King Tang 湯

Tang

Attested c. BC 1600

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Tang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. BC 1600 昔湯伐桀
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 112, 128

Career and standing

Granted to descendants of
At Qi 杞 · With Jie (桀)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 112, 128

Places and affiliations

Polity Shang 商 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 112

Events and relationships

Overthrew
Military · Conqueror · With Jie (桀)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 112, 128

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 112

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 55House of Marquis of Liu · 2 passages

食其曰：「昔湯伐桀，封其後於杞。 Li Yiji said, 'In ancient times, when King Tang overthrew Jie, he enfeoffed Jie's descendants in Qi.

曰：「昔者湯伐桀而封其後於杞者，度能制桀之死命也。 He continued, "In ancient times, King Tang conquered Jie and granted his descendants a fief at Qi only because he was certain he held Jie's life in his hands.