Ancient China · Ruler

Tang 湯

Attested c. BC 1670 - c. BC 1580

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. BC 1670 to c. BC 1580 湯
Strongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 11

Events and relationships

Occupied the imperial throne and extended utmost virtue to thicken customs
Political · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 11

References in the histories

History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 84Volume 84 Biographies 72: Filial Acts · 1 passage

是以堯、舜、湯、武居帝王之位，垂至德以敦其風； Yao, Shun, Tang, and Wu sat upon the imperial throne and spread supreme virtue to deepen the moral climate of their age;