Ancient China · Ruler

King Cheng 成

Cheng

Attested BC 1042 - BC 1006

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Cheng was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1042 to BC 1006 成康
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 304

Places and affiliations

Zhou 周
Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 25, passage 304

Events and relationships

punishments set aside in Cheng-Kang era 成康刑錯
Legal · Ruler · Set aside punishments
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 304

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 25Volume 23: Treatise on Punishment and Law · 1 passage

成康刑錯，雖未可致，孝文斷獄，庶幾可及。 We may not reach the ideal era of Cheng and Kang, when punishment was scarcely needed, but we can still aspire to the humane judicial standard associated with Emperor Wen.