Cheng Tang

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Cheng Tang was the founding king of China's Shang dynasty, renowned for toppling the Xia dynasty and establishing a new ruling order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese monarch
Shang dynasty person
founding monarch
king
legendary figure
associatedConcept Heaven’s support for just rulers
associatedWith Mandate of Heaven concept (retrospectively)
battle Battle of Mingtiao NERFINISHED
capitalEstablishedAt Bo NERFINISHED
countryRuled Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
culture Chinese
culturedIn ancestor worship
deathPlace Bo (traditional account) NERFINISHED
dynastyFounded Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
era Bronze Age China NERFINISHED
Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
familyName Zi NERFINISHED
givenName Lu NERFINISHED
historicity partly legendary early Chinese ruler
justifiedRebellionBy tyranny of King Jie of Xia
language Old Chinese (historical context)
legacy model of a virtuous ruler who overthrows a tyrant
paradigm for the moral right to rebel in Chinese political thought
mentionedIn Bamboo Annals NERFINISHED
Book of Documents NERFINISHED
Mencius NERFINISHED
Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED
name Cheng Tang NERFINISHED
Tang of Shang NERFINISHED
Tang the Successful NERFINISHED
notableEvent defeat of Xia dynasty at the Battle of Mingtiao
notableFor toppling the Xia dynasty and establishing the Shang dynasty
overthrew King Jie of Xia NERFINISHED
Xia dynasty NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Shang NERFINISHED
founder of the Shang dynasty
praisedFor benevolent rule
concern for the welfare of the people
reducing taxes and corvée labor
predecessorState Xia dynasty NERFINISHED
regionRuled Central Plains of China NERFINISHED
reignTitle Tang NERFINISHED
religion ancient Chinese religion
spouse Queen Da Ji Ji (traditional accounts vary) NERFINISHED
successor Waibing of Shang
title Founder of Shang dynasty
King of Shang NERFINISHED
veneratedAs ancestral king of Shang

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Xia dynasty overthrownBy Cheng Tang