Ancient China · Ruler

Tang 湯

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 282

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 282

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 109Volume 109 Records 9: Murong Huang · 1 passage

且水旱之厄，堯、湯所不免，王者宜浚治溝澮，循鄭白、西門、史起溉灌之法，旱則決溝為雨，水則入於溝瀆，上無《雲漢》之憂，下無昏墊之患。 Flood and drought, which Yao and Tang did not escape, require dredged canals and irrigation like Zheng Bai, Ximen, and Shi Qi; drought is eased by channels and flood by drainage, ending worry above and mire below.