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Wu Ding (Chinese: 武丁; died c. 1200 BC); personal name Zi Zhao (子昭), was a king of the Chinese Shang dynasty who ruled the central Yellow River valley c. 1250 BC – c. 1200 BC. He is the earliest figure in Chinese history mentioned in contemporary records.
Shang fangding with taotie Shang ding, with taotie Several common themes in decoration span across all types of vessel forms, from hu to pan , and guang to jia . Arguably, the most frequent, though also the most intriguing and mysterious [ citation needed ] , form of décor is the two eyed motif, often referred to as the taotie .
Rib of a rhinoceros killed in a royal hunt, bearing an inscription including the character 商 (Shāng, fifth character from the bottom on the right) [2]. The Late Shang, also known as the Anyang period, is the earliest known literate civilization in China, spanning the reigns of the last nine kings of the Shang dynasty, beginning with Wu Ding in the second half of the 13th century BC and ...
Later emperors time and again recast the cauldrons, the most well known examples being Wu Zetian in the fourth month of 697 CE [14] and the two recastings by Song dynasty Huizong Emperor in 1105 CE. [15] The Nine Cauldrons of the Nguyễn dynasty. Cauldrons were also cast by other dynasties in the Sinosphere, such as the Nguyễn dynasty.
Wen Wu Ding (Chinese: 文武丁) or Wen Ding (文丁) or Tai Ding (太丁), personal name Zi Tuo (子托; Zǐ Tuō), was a king of the Shang dynasty of Ancient China. His reign was from 1116 to 1106 BC [ 1 ] according to the Cambridge History, or 1112 to 1102/1 BC according to the Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project .
Wu Yi's death is still a mystery, Wu Yi may have been a reformer who wanted to separate church and state, priests as a retaliatory action scandalized his image and made a fabricated record that "Wu Yi was struck by lightning when he shot the sky". Some scholars speculate that Wu Yi died in battle or died of illness between the Wei River and ...
Also, in this convention Late Shang might begin with Wu Ding in the second half of the 13th century BC instead of Pen Geng, spanning the reigns of the last 9 kings of the Shang dynasty. The period from Wu Ding (the earliest figure in Chinese history mentioned in contemporary records) to the end of the dynasty was the earliest known literate ...
The Houmuwu ding (Chinese: 后母戊鼎; pinyin: Hòumǔwù dǐng), also called Simuwu ding (司母戊鼎; Sīmǔwù dǐng), is a rectangular bronze ding (sacrificial vessel, one of the common types of Chinese ritual bronzes) of the ancient Chinese Shang dynasty. It is the heaviest piece of bronzeware to survive from anywhere in the ancient ...