Shang Dynasty Controversy
The Shang Dynasty was an empire that had its capital located at the Ruins of Yin near the Yellow River, or present day Anyang in China. North China Plain was also the former location of the first dynasty known as the Xia and of the Zhou Dynasty, succeeding the Shang. There’s a controversy relating to its chronology, which varies from 1600 to 1046 BCE according to the Bamboo Annals and Records of the Grand Historian texts (1).
They had a complex political structure through social hierarchy with the king being the priority, followed by other social classes (2). One of these groups included the respected military that frequently fought in wars with neighboring tribes to establish power (1). Polytheistic Religion was vital to the Shang, so mainly
They had a complex political structure through social hierarchy with the king being the priority, followed by other social classes (2). One of these groups included the respected military that frequently fought in wars with neighboring tribes to establish power (1). Polytheistic Religion was vital to the Shang, so mainly