Shang Dynasty
- Dates: c. 1750-1100 BCE?
- Chinese/Japanese: 商 (Shang / Shou)
The Shang Dynasty was the second of China's semi-legendary Three Dynasties, and the earliest period from which written evidence is extant - mainly in the form of oracle bones. The period is also known for its bronzes.
Rulers of Shang
- Tang of Shang
- Da Ding
- Wai Bing
- Zhong Ren
- Tai Jia
- Wo Ding
- Tai Geng
- Xiao Jia
- Yong Ji
- Tai Wu
- Zhong Ding
- Wai Ren
- Jian Jia
- Zu Yi
- Zu Xin
- Wo Jia
- Zu Ding
- Nan Geng
- Yang Jia
- Pan Geng
- Xiao Xin
- Xiao Yi
- Wu Ding
- Zu Geng
- Zu Jia
- Lin Xin
- Kang Ding
- Wu Yi
- Wen Ding
- Di Yi
- Di Xin
| Preceded by: Xia Dynasty |
Shang Dynasty c. 1750-1100 BCE? |
Succeeded by: Zhou Dynasty |
References
- K.C. Chang, Art, Myth, and Ritual, Harvard University Press (1983), 132.