Shang dynasty

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Bronze Age civilization Chinese dynasty

The Shang dynasty was one of ancient China’s earliest recorded dynasties, known for its bronze casting, oracle bone inscriptions, and the development of a complex state society along the Yellow River.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Shang dynasty canonical 27
Late Shang period 2
late Shang dynasty 2

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age civilization ⓘ
Chinese dynasty ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Yinxu ⓘ
capital Anyang ⓘ
Yin ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Chinese writing system ⓘ
Zhou dynasty ⓘ
later Chinese religion ⓘ
economy agriculture-based economy ⓘ
endTime c. 1046 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Zhou dynasty ⓘ
follows Xia dynasty ⓘ
governmentType hereditary kingship ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
hasCapitalAtEnd Yin ⓘ
hasLegendaryFounder Tang of Shang ⓘ
hasSocialClass craftsmen ⓘ
king ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
peasants ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
hasSocialStructure stratified society ⓘ
knownFor ancestor worship ⓘ
bronze casting ⓘ
bronze ritual vessels ⓘ
complex state structure ⓘ
divination practices ⓘ
early Chinese urbanization ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ
oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ
wheeled chariots ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
lastRuler King Zhou of Shang ⓘ
locatedIn North China ⓘ
Yellow River basin ⓘ
surface form: Yellow River valley
mainCrops millet ⓘ
rice ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
majorRiver Yellow River ⓘ
overthrownBy King Wu of Zhou ⓘ
Zhou state ⓘ
partOf China ⓘ
surface form: Ancient China
religion Chinese folk religion ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ
worship of Shangdi ⓘ
startTime c. 1600 BCE ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Yinxu ⓘ
usedMaterial bone ⓘ
bronze ⓘ
jade ⓘ
tortoise shell ⓘ
usedTechnology bronze metallurgy ⓘ
horse-drawn chariots ⓘ
pit dwellings and rammed-earth walls ⓘ
writingSystem early Chinese characters ⓘ
oracle bone script ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hubei Provincial Museum → significantPeriodCovered → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Bronze Age → associatedWith → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Zhou dynasty → follows → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Late Bronze Age → overlapsWith → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shang dynasty in China
Anyang → historicalPeriod → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Anyang → associatedDynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Zhengzhou → associatedWith → Shang dynasty ⓘ
subject surface form: Zhengzhou Shang City
Old Chinese → spokenIn → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Yinxu → associatedWithDynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Yinxu → period → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Shang period
Yinxu → recognizedAsCapitalOf → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Yin → dynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Yin → timePeriod → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: late Shang dynasty
Yin → governingState → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shang state
Tang of Shang → dynastyFounded → Shang dynasty ⓘ
King Zhou of Shang → country → Shang dynasty ⓘ
King Zhou of Shang → dynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Zhou state → enemy → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Xia dynasty → followedBy → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Xia dynasty → successorState → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Haojing → relatedDynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shang dynasty (as predecessor state)
Battle of Muye → countryAtTime → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Ancient China → hasDynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Ancient China → earliestArchaeologicallyConfirmedDynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Simuwu Ding → culture → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Simuwu Ding → period → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Shang dynasty
Square bronze zun with four sheep heads → associatedDynasties → Shang dynasty ⓘ
King Wen of Zhou → era → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: late Shang dynasty
Chinese calligraphy → historicalPeriod → Shang dynasty ⓘ
King Wu of Zhou → overthrew → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Book of Documents → timePeriodCovered → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Li Shang → givenName → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shang
King Wu Ding → dynasty → Shang dynasty ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
King Wu Ding → country → Shang dynasty ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
King Wu Ding → era → Shang dynasty ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
this entity surface form: Late Shang period
Heaven (Shangdi) → worshippedIn → Shang dynasty ⓘ
Heaven (Shangdi) → worshippedBy → Shang dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal house of Shang