Jiang Shang (birth and death dates unknown), an influential statesman and military strategist who helped King Wu of the Zhou dynasty overthrow the Shang dynasty. Also known as 姜子牙 jiāng​zǐ​yá or 呂尚 lǚ​shàng, he is commonly referred to in folklore as 姜太公 jiāng​tài​gōng.