Shang dynasty (562 BC? - 1066? ) is the second dynasty in the history of China, and it is also called the "three generations" of China with Xia and Zhou Dynasties, which occupies a very important position in the history of China. According to legend, the ancestor of Shang King was one of the descendants of the Five Emperors.
About BC16th century, a clan with birds as its totem rose in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and its leader became popular. With the help of Yi Yin, Zhong You and others, the war against Jie began. First, we wiped out an ally Ge, Wei, Gu, Kun and our Xia, except for our two wings, and then we defeated the army twice in the Yi and Ming markets. After Cheng Tang returned to the city, he officially became king, and various governors came to congratulate him, and the Shang Dynasty was formally established.
Cheng Tang died in the twelfth year of his reign, and Waibing succeeded to the throne after his death. The rule from Wei to Tai Jia was very short, and the power of Shang Dynasty was actually in the hands of Yi Yin. After Tai Jia acceded to the throne, he disobeyed the first law and ran amok. Yi Yin exiled him to Tong. When he repented, Yi Yin welcomed Tai Jia back to continue to be in power, and the rule of Shang showed a clear atmosphere.
After the death of Tai Jia, it was passed on to his son Wo Ding. After four generations of Tai Geng, Xiao Jia, Yong and Tai Wu, the rule of Shang Dynasty once declined. It was not until Emperor Taizu came to power that the Shang Dynasty flourished again, and the best political situation appeared after Cheng Tang. Therefore, businessmen call Taiwu "Zhongzong".
During the hundreds of years in the middle of Shang Dynasty, rulers of past dynasties moved their capital for many times because of internal disputes and economic reasons in the imperial court: Zhong Ding moved his capital to He Lv; He Tan Jia moved from the hustle and bustle to the photo; Zu Ti lives in a shelter; Nan Geng moved from refuge to election; Pan Geng went from election to Yin. After Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin, the state power of Shang Dynasty began to rise again. After Wu Ding acceded to the throne, he made great efforts to select talents and appointed talents such as Fu Shuo, Gampan and Zuji, which conquered neighboring countries, greatly expanded the territory and population of Shang Dynasty and created conditions for the development of production. During this period, the politics, economy and culture of Shang Dynasty had unprecedented development, and reached its peak in the late Shang Dynasty, which was called "Wuding Zhongxing" in history.
After Wu Ding, the Shang Dynasty began to decline gradually. After Wu Ding's sons, Zu Geng and Zujia, successively ascended the throne, they became politically incompetent and dissolute, which led to social chaos and people's misery. The six kings since Zujia (Yan Xin, Kangding, Wuji, Wending, Diji and Di Xin) went further than Zujia. By the time Di Xin (Shang Zhouwang) arrived, the Shang Dynasty was finally on the verge of collapse. Shang Zhouwang was a famous tyrant in the history of China. He doted on da ji, a beautiful woman, and abandoned and demoted some wise ministers such as Shang Rong, Bi Gan, Wei Zi and Ji Zi one by one, leaving the government affairs to Fei Zhong and other jesters. Therefore, not only North Korean ministers and nobles opposed Zhou Wang, but also Shang governors and other countries abandoned Germany. BC 1027 (? ), under the leadership of Zhou Wuwang, the Western Zhou Dynasty defeated the Shang army in Konoha, thus ending the rule of the Shang Dynasty for more than 600 years.
After more than 600 years of development, the Shang Dynasty made great progress in politics, economy and science than the Xia Dynasty. Judging from the ruins of Yin Ruins unearthed in our archaeology, the Shang Dynasty has completely divorced from the lifestyle of primitive tribes and changed from nomadism to settlement. A large number of divining tortoise shells, exquisite bronzes and jade articles have also been unearthed in the Yin Ruins. Among them, the "Simuwu Dafang Ding" found in Anyang is the largest bronze ware found in China so far. This shows that the bronze smelting and casting technology in Shang Dynasty reached a quite high level. Oracle Bone Inscriptions, found on tortoise shell in Oracle inscriptions, is generally regarded as the writing of Shang Dynasty, the earliest China hieroglyphics we can know today, which provides a strong basis for us to study Shang culture today.
The Shang Dynasty * * * experienced seventeen kings and thirty-one kings, which lasted about 496 years.