House of Zi

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The House of Zi was the royal family lineage that founded and ruled China’s Shang dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic clan
royal house
capital Anyang NERFINISHED
Yin NERFINISHED
country China
culturalSphere Chinese Bronze Age NERFINISHED
dynastyRuled Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime c. 11th century BCE
ethnicContext early Huaxia peoples
followedBy House of Ji NERFINISHED
Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
founder King Tang of Shang NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Yellow River valley NERFINISHED
northern China
hasFamilyName Zi NERFINISHED
hasNotableMember King Di Xin NERFINISHED
King Tang of Shang NERFINISHED
King Wu Ding NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Shang period NERFINISHED
knownFor bronze casting
early Chinese state formation
ritual sacrifice
language Old Chinese NERFINISHED
legitimacyConcept Tianming (Mandate of Heaven precursor) NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Bamboo Annals NERFINISHED
Shiji NERFINISHED
nobleTitle King of Shang NERFINISHED
overthrownBy King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED
Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
partOf Chinese royal lineages
patronDeity Shangdi NERFINISHED
politicalRole founding royal house of the Shang dynasty
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
practicedDivination oracle bone divination
region Henan NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
royalAncestralCult Shang royal ancestors
socialStructure aristocratic lineage system
sourceOfEvidence Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED
bronze inscriptions
oracle bones
startTime c. 16th century BCE
successorState Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
usedCalendar lunar calendar
usedWritingSystem oracle bone script

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Tang of Shang house House of Zi