Tang
Legendary first king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China · Politicians · Lived 1675 BC to 1587 BC · aged 88
Tang of Shang,, recorded on oracle bones as Tai Yi or Da Yi, was the first king of the Shang dynasty. Tang is traditionally considered a virtuous ruler, as signified by his posthumous epithet Cheng Tang. According to legend, as the last leader of the Predynastic Shang he overthrew Jie, the last king of the Xia dynasty.
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As his reign precedes the Late Shang era, records of his life and reign are limited to oracle bone inscriptions and posthumous works.