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Cheng Tang [a] (born Zi Lü [b] [1]), recorded on oracle bones as Tai Yi [1] or Da Yi, was the first king of the Shang dynasty. Tang is traditionally considered a virtuous ruler, as signified by his common nickname Tang the Perfect .
As a result, the Shangs won the battle and set up the Shang dynasty. [1] After the battle was won, Jie of Xia sought shelter in Kuenwu. After conquering Kuenwu, Tang of Shang forced Jie into exile in Nanchao (present day Chao, Anhui). Jie stayed there until his death. Tang then eliminated the remaining Xia forces and used the Xia peasants as ...
The Shang dynasty (Chinese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāng cháo), also known as the Yin dynasty (殷代; Yīn dài), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such ...
Unlike the Xia, the Shang dynasty's historicity is firmly established, due to written records on divination objects known as Oracle bones. The oldest such oracle bones date to the Late Shang ( c. 1250—1046 BCE ), during the reign of Wu Ding (1250–1192), putting the exact details of earlier rulers into doubt.
Emperor Shang of Tang (695 or 698 [2] – 5 September 714), [3] also known as Emperor Shao (少帝), personal name Li Chongmao, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 710. Li Chongmao was the youngest son of Emperor Zhongzong , born to one of Zhongzong's concubines .
The following is a simplified family tree for the Tang dynasty (唐朝), which ruled China between AD 618 and 907. The Tang dynasty was interrupted by the reign of Empress Wu Zetian (AD 690–705), who after deposing her sons, declared herself the founder of a Wu Zhou dynasty (武周); the Tang dynasty was resumed by her sons following her ...
Western Liang and Tang dynasty. The Western Liang and the Tang dynasty were ruled by the House of Li; The founder of the Tang dynasty, the Emperor Gaozu of Tang, was a seventh-generation descendant of the Western Liang founder, the Prince Wuzhao of Western Liang; Later Han and Northern Han. The Later Han and the Northern Han were ruled by the ...
Tang (唐方) Shang dynasty: Northwest of Yin: Jing (井方) Shang dynasty: Northwest of Yin (Present Shanxi Province Yuncheng City Hejin City to the west, Shaanxi Province Baoji City Qishan County to the south) ally Lin (林方) Shang dynasty: East of Yin, south of Huai river: swing Xing (興方) Shang dynasty: Unknown swing Ma (馬方) Shang ...