Read the history of the Shang Dynasty in 60 seconds, there is nothing simpler

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-31

Time:c. 1600 B.C. c. 1046 B.C. (c. 554).

Founding Monarch:Soup.

The Last Monarch:纣.

Rise:The Shang Dynasty was a special existence in Chinese history, his development model was somewhat similar to that of Western civilizations such as ancient Greece, good at commerce (later generations used the "Shang" of the Shang Dynasty to describe business), keen on pioneering, so he accumulated a lot of wealth and practical knowledge, rose in the last years of the Xia Dynasty, and eventually replaced the other party as the new overlord of the East Asian continent.

Development:In the early Shang Dynasty, the political situation was not very stable, and the capital was moved frequently, but since Pangeng moved the capital to Yin, it gradually calmed down, so later generations often called "Yin Shang" together.

Perdition:The last years of the Shang Dynasty also inevitably went into decline, and the last monarch was eventually replaced by a new tribe in the West that excelled in agriculture, the Zhou, and the war was fierce, and the king of Zhou died. Soon after, Zhou's son rebelled for a time, but was eventually exterminated by Zhou, and his brother continued the Shang bloodline and established the later Song state because of his good submission.

Remarks:The Shang Dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history to be found so far, and because the unearthed oracle bone inscriptions have been relatively mature, it is generally believed that our letter history can be long in advance, but new artifacts have yet to be discovered.

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