Profile
- Surname: Tang (汤)
- Traditional : Tang (湯)
- Languanges : Old Chinese
- Ancestor : Shang Tang (商湯)
- Period : Shang Dynasty (1556-1046SM)
- Variant : Teng , Deng (邓)
- Derivative : Shang , Yang
- Common Romanisation Pinyin : Táng (唐)
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- Mainland: 101th
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- Hokkianese : Tng
- Teochew : Tng , Tang
- Cantonese : Tong
- Japanese : To
- Korean : Dang
- Vietnamese : Duong
History
The ancestor of the Tang surname is Shang Tang , who is ruled of the Shang , one of the vassal state of the Xia dynasty . The last emperor of the Xia , Jie mistreated his people , and Cheng Tang used this as pretext to follow the Mandate of Heaven and overthrow Xia . The Shang annexed Wen , several years war against Kunwu , and continued to expand and conquered Wei and Gu . The Shang finally fought and defeated Xia army. Shang Tang succeeded Jie as paramount leader and declared the Shang dynasty . The Shang ruled from 1556 to 1046 BC until overthrown by the Zhou in 1134BC. Somes descendant of Cheng Tang adopted Tang as their surname.
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