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  2. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    Yingchang was briefly the capital of the Northern Yuan dynasty from 1369 to 1370. Zhaoge was the secondary capital city during last years of Shang dynasty when it was ruled by King Zhou. Later, it was the capital city of Wey during the Eastern Zhou period. Zhaoqing was the capital of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1646 to 1662.

  3. Shang dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty within traditional Chinese history that is firmly supported by archaeological evidence. The archaeological site of Yinxu, near modern-day Anyang, corresponds to the final Shang capital of Yin. Excavations at Yinxu have revealed eleven major royal tombs, the foundations of former palace buildings, and ...

  4. Yinxu - Wikipedia

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    'Ruins of Yin') is a Chinese archeological site corresponding to Yin, the final capital of the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BCE). Located in present-day Anyang , Henan, Yin served as the capital during the Late Shang period ( c. 1250 – c. 1046 BCE ) which spanned the reigns of 12 Shang kings and saw the emergence of oracle bone script ...

  5. Zhengzhou Shang City - Wikipedia

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    They collected some specimens and confirmed that it was indeed of Shang dynasty, and older than the Shang city of Yinxu in Anyang. Erligang is the type site of Erligang culture. This is the area located outside the giant walls of the ancient city. Starting in 1952, the first formal archaeological excavations at Erligang began.

  6. Zhaoge - Wikipedia

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    Zhaoge (Chinese: 朝歌; pinyin: Zhāogē), in modern Qi County, Hebi, Henan province, was the capital of the State of Wey in the Zhou dynasty. [1] According to traditional histories, it had been the last capital of the Shang dynasty, from king Geng Ding or Wu Yi through the final three kings.

  7. List of Shang dynasty states - Wikipedia

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    The list of states refers to the various vassal tribes and city states during the Shang dynasty in ancient China. Today, scholars' understanding of these states (Chinese:"方") primarily comes from oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from the late Shang dynasty Yinxu .

  8. Anyang - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning of the 14th century BC, King Pangeng of the Shang dynasty established his capital 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the modern city on the banks of the Huan River. [8] The city, known as Yin, was the first stable capital in Chinese history and from that point on the dynasty that founded it would also become known as the Yin dynasty. [9]

  9. Zhengzhou - Wikipedia

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    Zhengzhou was the capital of China during the Shang dynasty. Parts of the Shang-era capital city wall that were built 3,600 years ago still remain in Downtown Zhengzhou (see Zhengzhou Shang City). [29] Zhengzhou maintains abundant cultural heritages that reflect its history as well as the culture of Henan Province.