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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 ...
Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse Tai Si: c. 12th century BC: 1099 BC 1050 BC c. 11th century BC: King Wen: Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜) 1046 BC 1043 BC King Wu: Wáng Sì (王姒) King Cheng: Wáng Jiāng (王姜) King Kang: Queen Fáng (房后) King Zhao: Wáng Zǔ Jiāng (王俎姜) King Mu: Wáng Guī (王媯) King Gong: Wáng Bó ...
Yi Jiang (Chinese: 邑姜; pinyin: Yì Jiāng; 11th century BC), was a Chinese queen and government minister. She was married to King Wu of Zhou (r. 1046–1043 BC). She was the first queen of the Zhou dynasty. She, Fu Hao and Lady Nanzi belonged to the few politically influential women in China prior to Queen Dowager Xuan. [1]
Yu the Great. In another example, it is claimed that the Xia king Zhong Kang presented great virtues of Yu the Great and his successors: "Ah! ye, all my men, there are the well−counselled instructions of the sage (founder of our dynasty [i.e. Yu the Great], clearly verified in their power to give stability and security.The former kings all were carefully attentive to the warnings of Heaven
Defeated by the Duke of Zheng at the Battle of Xuge, accelerating the Zhou dynasty's decline in power [76] Zhuang 莊: Ji Tuo 姬佗: 696–682 (13–14 years) Son of Huan Royal court's authority began declining [76] Xi 釐: Ji Huqi 姬胡齊: 681–677 (3–4 years) Son of Zhuang Briefly reigned as the Duke Huan led the Qi to surpass the Zhou ...
King Zhou (; Chinese: 紂王; pinyin: Zhòu Wáng) was the pejorative posthumous name given to Di Xin of Shang (商帝辛; Shāng Dì Xīn) or Shou, King of Shang (商王受; Shāng Wáng Shòu), the last king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China. [4] He is also called Zhou Xin (紂辛; Zhòu Xīn).
No matter the dynasty, the empress (皇后; huánghòu) held the highest rank and was the legal wife of the emperor, as well as the chief of the imperial harem and "mother of the nation" (母后天下; mǔhòu tiānxià) which translates to ”imperial mother of all under heaven”.
In the Tang dynasty, succession theoretically went to the eldest son of the empress, a system called dizhangzi jicheng. [a] During the first half of the dynasty, internal power struggles meant that in practice succession more closely resembled blood tanistry, i.e. the most capable of all potential heirs succeeding to the throne.