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The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty within traditional Chinese history that is firmly supported by archaeological evidence. The archaeological site of Yinxu, near modern-day Anyang, corresponds to the final Shang capital of Yin. Excavations at Yinxu have revealed eleven major royal tombs, the foundations of former palace buildings, and ...
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 ...
The list of states refers to the various vassal tribes and city states during the Shang dynasty in ancient China. Today, scholars' understanding of these states ( Chinese ："方") primarily comes from oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from the late Shang dynasty Yinxu .
According to the Spring and Autumn period's Guoyu (Discourses of the States), the Han dynasty's Shiben (Genealogy), and the Tang dynasty's Kuodi Zhi (Record of Geography), Dapeng was founded by Peng Zu (lit. "Ancestor of Peng"), who was made marquis by the kings of the Shang dynasty. After his death, the state declined under his descendants.
Zu Xin (Chinese: 祖辛), personal name Zi Dan, was a Shang dynasty King of China. In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the fourteenth Shang king, succeeding his Father Zu Yi (祖乙). He was enthroned in the year of Wuzi (戊子) with Bi (庇) as his capital.
Predynastic Shang or Proto-Shang (/ ʃ æ ŋ /; [1] Chinese: 先商) refers to the state of Shang that is believed to have existed during the Xia dynasty in ancient China, before its conquest of the Xia in approximately 1600 BC that led to the establishment of the Shang dynasty. [2] The Predynastic Shang started from Xie, a son of Emperor Ku ...
Xiao Jia (Chinese: 小甲), personal name Zi Gao (子高), was a Shang dynasty King of China. In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the seventh Shang king, succeeding his father Tai Geng (太庚). He was enthroned in the year of Dingsi (丁巳) with Bo (亳) as his capital.
Bu Bing [a] or Wai Bing [b] (born Zǐ Shèng [c]), was the second king of the Shang dynasty, according to the Records of the Grand Historian. In the Records of the Grand Historian, he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king, succeeding his father Tang, following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding.