Ancient China · Ruler

Tang 湯

Attested BC 1600

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1600 湯武
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 97, passage 118

Places and affiliations

Polity Shang 商 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 97, passage 118

Events and relationships

Seized then guarded the realm
BC 1600 湯武 · Political · Exemplar
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 97, passage 118

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 97Biographies of Li Yiji and Lu Jia · 1 passage

且湯武逆取而以順守之，文武并用，長久之術也。 Moreover, Tang and Wu seized power through rebellion but governed through righteousness. Employing both the civil and the martial arts together is the method for enduring rule.