Fu Hao

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Shang dynasty person high priestess historical figure military general queen

Fu Hao was a powerful Shang dynasty queen, military general, and high priestess whose richly furnished tomb at Yinxu is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in ancient Chinese history.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Fu Hao (Lady Hao) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shang dynasty person ⓘ
high priestess ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military general ⓘ
queen ⓘ
associatedWith Yinxu NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Anyang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yinxu NERFINISHED ⓘ
civilization ancient China ⓘ
commandedForcesSize thousands of soldiers ⓘ
countryOfBurial China NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit 13th century BCE ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasRoleIn Shang state ritual system NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor being one of the earliest known female military leaders in China ⓘ
leading military campaigns ⓘ
religious and divinatory activities ⓘ
richly furnished tomb at Yinxu ⓘ
languageOfName Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
marriedInto Shang royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn oracle bone inscriptions ⓘ
militaryCampaignsAgainst Ba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qiang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tufang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yifang NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameWrittenOn bronze inscriptions ⓘ
oracle bones ⓘ
positionHeld high priestess of the Shang court ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
queen consort of Wu Ding ⓘ
religion Shang ancestor worship ⓘ
Shang state cult ⓘ
residence Shang capital at Yinxu NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInDivination officiant in sacrificial rituals ⓘ
subject of oracle bone divinations ⓘ
spouse King Wu Ding NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod late Shang dynasty ⓘ
tombContents bone artifacts ⓘ
bronze ritual vessels ⓘ
cowrie shells ⓘ
human sacrificial victims ⓘ
ivory artifacts ⓘ
jade artifacts ⓘ
weapons ⓘ
tombDesignation Tomb of Fu Hao NERFINISHED ⓘ
tombDiscoveredBy Chinese archaeologists ⓘ
tombDiscoveryYear 1976 ⓘ
tombLocation Yinxu archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
tombSignificance major source for understanding Shang ritual and society ⓘ
one of the best-preserved Shang royal tombs ⓘ

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

King Wu Ding → appointedAsMilitaryCommander → Fu Hao ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
King Wu Ding → appointedAsRitualSpecialist → Fu Hao ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
Yinxu → containsTombOf → Fu Hao ⓘ
King Wu Ding → spouse → Fu Hao ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
King Wu Ding → spouse → Fu Hao ⓘ
subject surface form: Wu Ding
this entity surface form: Fu Hao (Lady Hao)