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The Shang dynasty section contains five chapters, of which the first two – the "Speech of King Tang" and "Pan Geng" – recount the conquest of the Xia by the Shang and their leadership's migration to a new capital (now identified as Anyang). The bulk of the Zhou dynasty section concerns the reign of King Cheng of Zhou (r. c.
He ruled for 25 years (although the Bamboo Annals claim 5 years), was given the posthumous name Tai Geng and was succeeded by his son Xiao Jia (小甲). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the fifth Shang king succeeding his uncle Bu Bing ( 卜丙 ), given the posthumous name ...
The Shang dynasty (Chinese: 商朝; pinyin: Shāng cháo), also known as the Yin dynasty (殷代; Yīn dài), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such ...
The Shang liturgical calendar was also adopted by the Zhou, although it is uncertain whether the Zhou court reset the day count following their establishment. [q] [305] There still exist distinctions between the Shang and Zhou's use of the cycle, such as si (祀), the Shang word meaning 'year', being replaced by the Zhou word nian (年).
Xiao Jia (Chinese: 小甲), personal name Zi Gao (子高), was a Shang dynasty King of China. In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the seventh Shang king, succeeding his father Tai Geng (太庚). He was enthroned in the year of Dingsi (丁巳) with Bo (亳) as his capital.
(2–3 years) 1049–1043 (5–6 years) Son of King Wen: Defeated the tyrannical King Zhou of Shang in the Battle of Muye [71] Cheng 成: Ji Song 姬誦: 1042–1021 (20–21 years) 1042–1006 (35–36 years) Son of Wu Most of his reign was controlled by the Duke of Zhou, who suppressed the Rebellion of the Three Guards [71] Kang 康: Ji Zhao ...
[5] [6] The first scroll contains a sparse narrative of the pre-dynastic emperors (beginning with the Yellow Emperor), the Xia dynasty and the Shang dynasty. The narrative is interspersed with longer passages on portents, which are identical to passages in the late 5th century Book of Song.
Towards the later years of the Shang dynasty, activities of ancestral veneration became increasingly frequent compared to those of supernatural deities. The Shang dynasty organized performance of ancestral rituals into a full year with 36 weeks, [2] intended for all deceased members of the royal clan.