Cheng Tang

Tang of Shang, (c. 1670 BC to c. 1587 BC, born Zi Lü), 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.

As his reign precedes the Late Shang era, records of his life and reign are limited to oracle bone inscriptions and posthumous works.