House of Zi
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The House of Zi was the royal family lineage that founded and ruled China’s Shang dynasty.
Statements (46)
| 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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