Zhang Tang

Zhang Tang (traditional Chinese: 張湯; simplified Chinese: 张汤; pinyin: Zhāng Tāng; died c.December 116 BC[1]) was a Chinese politician of the Western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu. He and his colleague, Gongsun Hong were Legalist bureaucrats.[2]

  1. ^ 11th month of the 2nd year of the Yuan'ding era, per Emperor Wu's biography in Book of Han. The month corresponds to 28 Nov to 26 Dec 116 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar.
  2. ^ Don J. Wyatt. China Review International. 9.2 (Fall 2002): p564. From General OneFile. Griet Vankeerberghen. The Huainanzi and Liu An's Claim to Moral Authority