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Women's status varied between regions during the Shang dynasty. While Shang dynasty women are thought to have been considered lower in status to men, [ 22 ] archaeological excavations of burials have shown that women not only could reach high status but that they also exercised political power.
Fu Hao is known to modern scholars mainly from inscriptions on Shang dynasty oracle bone artifacts unearthed at Yinxu. [11] From these inscriptions and from the presence of weapons in her tomb, it can be determined that Fu Hao was a general in charge of several military campaigns for the Shang dynasty.
Very little is known about Yi Jiang's early life. She was the first daughter of the Great Duke of Qi, of the Lü lineage of the Jiang clan of Qi (邑姜 姜姓 呂氏), a former officer of the Shang dynasty who was given political asylum at the home of Ji Chang, Count Wen of Zhou State, when he was pursued by King Zhou of the Shang dynasty.
The Shang dynasty (Chinese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāng cháo), also known as the Yin dynasty (殷代; Yīn dài), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such ...
Jiuhou Nü (Chinese: 九侯女; pinyin: Jiǔhóu Nǚ; lit. 'Daughter of Jiuhou'; c. ? — ?) was a consort of King Zhou of Shang during the Shang dynasty. She was of the Mi surname and came from the ruling family of Guifang, a region located in present-day northwestern Shaanxi, and western Inner Mongolia.
Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-46372-6. Old Book of Tang, vol. 58 . New Book of Tang, vol. 83 . Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 183, 184, 190. New World Encyclopedia contributors (June 1, 2015). Princess Pingyang. New World Encyclopedia, New World Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
[44] [45] [46] According to scholarly analysis, the overall status of women in the Shang dynasty was significantly higher than that of the following Zhou dynasty. During Zhou, women were increasingly excluded from military and political matters while the state emphasized domestic roles for them like silk production and weaving.
According to ancient sources, several women participate in battle (see Category:Women of the Trojan war). Epipole of Carystus is one of the first women who are reported to have fought in a war. 13th century BC – Lady Fu Hao, consort of the Chinese emperor Wu Ding, led 3,000 troops into battle [6] during the Shang dynasty.