Tributary network · approximate1600 BCE – 1046 BCE · 554 years
Shang Dynasty
Overview
The Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty, was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the 2nd millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Western Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such as the Book of Documents, Bamboo Annals and Shiji. Modern scholarship dates the dynasty between the 16th and 11th centuries BC, with more agreement surrounding the end date than beginning date.
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Borders & accuracy
A paramount-chiefdom-style polity with tributary peripheries; exact extent is contested.
- SOURCEhand-crafted from scholarly atlases
- DETAILhand-traced-from:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty
- SNAPSHOT1200 BCE
- POLITY TYPEtributary
Wars of this empire3
Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.
- Battle of Muye1046 BCEWorld-changing
- Shang Dynasty Military Campaigns1600–1046 BCEMajor conflict
- Shang Wars with Lower Yangtze Peoples1500–1450 BCESignificant
Open in the atlas →Seeks the timeline to 1600 BCE and fits the map to these borders.
Cite as: Shang Dynasty (1600 BCE – 1046 BCE). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/e/asia-shang-dynasty · Sources & methodology