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Shang dynasty

The Shang dynasty (Chinese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāngcháo), also known as the Yin dynasty (殷代; Yīn dài), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the 2nd millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such as the Book of Documents…

Cultures, Traditional accounts & Early Bronze Age archaeology

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Traditional accounts

Chinese classicsMenciusZuo ZhuanHan dynastySima Qian
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Early Bronze Age archaeology

ErlitouErligang culturePanlongchengSanxingduiWucheng culture
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Late Shang at Anyang

Human sacrificeQiang peopleHainanTaiwanCowry
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Overview

ChinesePinyinChinese royal dynastyYellow RiverXia dynasty
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c. 1122 BC
1,250,000 km2 (480,000 sq mi)
Capital
Bo (亳) (either modern Yanshi or Zhengzhou) · Ao (隞) (near modern Zhengzhou) · Yan (奄) (near modern Qufu) · Xiang (near modern Anyang) · Yin (near modern Anyang)
Common languages
Old Chinese
Currency
Shell money · Shell mussels · Tong Bei
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Bronze Age

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Late Shang at Anyang

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Shang dynasty

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Shang dynasty

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related to Descendants of the Shang royal family · 32
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related to Founding myth · 14
Shang dynasty → Annals, Emperor Ku, Great, Great Flood, In, Jiandi, Predynastic Shang, Proto-Shang, Shang, Sima Qian, The, Xie, Yin, Yu
related to Bronze working · 12
Shang dynasty → As, BC, Bronze, Ceremonial, China, Chinese, Shang, Shang-era, ShangThe Shang-era Houmuwu, The Shang, This, With
Capital · 6
Shang dynasty → Ao (隞) (near modern Zhengzhou), Bo (亳) (either modern Yanshi or Zhengzhou), Xiang (near modern Anyang), Yan (奄) (near modern Qufu), Yin (near modern Anyang), Zhaoge (near modern Qi County, Hebi)
related to Military · 4
Shang dynasty → Bronze, Guifang, Shang, The Shang
see also · 4
Shang dynasty → China, ChinaPredynastic ZhouWomen, Chinese, Shang
Currency · 3
Shang dynasty → Shell money, Shell mussels, Tong Bei
c. 1122 BC · 1
Shang dynasty → 1,250,000 km2 (480,000 sq mi)
Common languages · 1
Shang dynasty → Old Chinese
Government · 1
Shang dynasty → Monarchy

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shang bc dynasty zhou chinese king bronze oracle also kings royal yinxu anyang bone china site yin history bones state

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Shang dynastyc. 1122 BC1,250,000 km2 (480,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCapitalBo (亳) (either modern Yanshi or Zhengzhou)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCapitalAo (隞) (near modern Zhengzhou)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCapitalYan (奄) (near modern Qufu)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCapitalXiang (near modern Anyang)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCapitalYin (near modern Anyang)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCapitalZhaoge (near modern Qi County, Hebi)1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCommon languagesOld Chinese1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCurrencyShell money1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCurrencyShell mussels1.00infobox
Shang dynastyCurrencyTong Bei1.00infobox
Shang dynastyGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Shang dynastyHistorical eraBronze Age1.00infobox
Shang dynastyReligionShang state religion1.00infobox
Shang dynasty• Battle of Muyec. 1046 BC1.00infobox
Shang dynasty• c. 1075 – 1046 BCDi Xin1.00infobox
Shang dynasty• c. 1250 – 1191 BCWu Ding1.00infobox
Shang dynasty• c. 1600 BCTai Yi1.00infobox
Shang dynasty• Establishedc. 1600 BC1.00infobox
Shang dynastyis aearliest dynasty within traditional Chinese history that is firmly supported by archaeological evidence0.90text

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