Shang dynasty
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Shang dynasty 商朝 | |||||||||
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c. 1600 BC–c. 1046 BC | |||||||||
![]() Remnants o advanced, stratified societies dating back tae the Shang period hae been foond in the Yellae River Valley. | |||||||||
Status | Kinrick | ||||||||
Caipital | Anyang | ||||||||
Common leids | Auld Cheenese | ||||||||
Releegion | Cheenese folk releegion | ||||||||
Govrenment | Monarchy | ||||||||
Keeng | |||||||||
Historical era | Bronze Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 1600 BC | ||||||||
c. 1046 BC | |||||||||
Aurie | |||||||||
1122 BC est.[1] | 1,250,000 km2 (480,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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The Shang dynasty (Cheenese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāng cháo) or Yin dynasty (Cheenese: 殷代; pinyin: Yīn dài), accordin tae tradeetional heestoriography, ruled in the Yellae River valley in the seicont millennium BC, succeedin the Xia dynasty an follaed bi the Zhou dynasty.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Turchin, Peter; Adams, Jonathan M; Hall, Thomas D (December 2006). "East-West Orientation of Historical Empires" (PDF). Journal of world-systems research. 12 (2): 219–29. ISSN 1076-156X. Retrieved 21 May 2015.