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	Shang. Who is Shang? What is Shang? Where is Shang? Definition of Shang. Meaning of Shang.
		Information about the Shang dynasty comes from bronze artifacts and oracle bones, which are turtle shells on which were written the first recorded Chinese characters, found in the Huang He valley.
		The Shang dynasty is believed to have been founded by a rebel leader who overthrew the last Xia ruler.
		Shang Zhou, the last king, committed suicide after his army was defeated by the Zhou people.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Shang (497 words)

	Bambooweb: Shang Dynasty
		Shang Dynasty (Chinese: 商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) (1600 BC - 1046 BC) followed the legendary Xia Dynasty and preceded Zhou Dynasty in China.
		The Shang dynasty is believed to have been founded by a rebel leader who overthrew the last (still legendary) Xia ruler.
		Shang Zhou, the last Yin king, committed suicide after his army was defeated by the Zhou people.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/s/h/Shang_Dynasty.html (937 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Tang_dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Tang Dynasty, with its capital at Chang'an (modern day suburb of Xi'an), the most populous city in the world at the time, is regarded by historians as a high point in Chinese civilization â” equal, or even superior, to the Han period.
		Emperor Tang Xuan Zong brought China to its golden age and Tang influences reached all the way to Japan and Korea in the east, Vietnam in the south and central and western Asia in the west.
		The dynasty was ended when one of the military governors, Zhu Wen, deposed the last emperor and took the throne for himself, thereby beginning the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Tang_dynasty (674 words)

	Ancient Chinese History: Shang Dynasty
		Shang used to be an old tribe living in the lower reach of the Yellow River.
		The chief of Shang tribe, Tang, led uprising army and overthrew the Xia Dynasty (The 21st to the 17th century BC).
		Tang, the founder of Shang, having drawn lessons from the ruin of previous dynasty, treated his people benevolently and employed many able and virtuous ministers.
	www.warriortours.com /intro/history/shang (822 words)

	All Empires - The Tang Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tang Taizong was a wise and able ruler, and was as well-versed at politics as he was at military affairs.
		Tang pottery and poetry became popular during this period, and it can be said that Xuanzong presided over the Golden Age of China and the Tang dynasty.
		The Tang dynasty was utterly exhausted by this terrible conflict.
	www.allempires.com /empires/tang/tang1.htm (1541 words)

	Tang article - Tang Tang Dynasty China Shang dynasty tang fish Tang class submarine - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		a Tang class submarine of the United States Navy
		Tang, a village in County Westmeath, Ireland famous for Cornelius Rabbit.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Tang (139 words)

	Search Tuna Report for Shang Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dynasties Of China: Shang Dynasty Political History A gourd-shaped pot with beast-like strips - bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum The Shang Dynasty was the second monarchical state in Chinese history....
		Shang Dynasty Although pottery continued to be produced, as well as sculpture from jade, stone, wood, and bone, the most outstanding products of the Shang dynasty are the ritual bronze vessels....
		Shang Dynasty- Warring States Period Probably because of the emphasis on bronze during this period, the artistic advances in pottery are relatively stagnant, and most developments came in the shadow of bronze work....
	searchtuna.com /ftlive/1055.html (3950 words)

	Dynasties of China: Shang Dynasty
		History of Shang dynasty - the second recorded dynasty of the dynasties of China.
		The chief of the Shang tribe, Tang, led an insurgent army and overthrew the Xia Dynasty (The 21st to the 17th century BC).
		Tang then established the Shang Dynasty and made Bo (present Caoxian County in Shandong Province) his capital city.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/shang (900 words)

	Tang Poetry - Introduction
		As many a dynasty in Chinese history is marked by some phase of success representing the thought and life of that period, the T'ang Dynasty is commonly recognized as the golden age of poetry.
		Li Po, one of the two major poets of the T'ang dynasty, a lover of detachment and freedom, deliberately avoided the lü-shih and chose the less formal verse forms to sing of friendship or wine.
		The greatest Chinese poetry was created during the Tang dynasty (618-907), a period of general peace and prosperity ending in a decline.
	www.hornbill.cdc.net.my /e-class/oldchina/qt_inte.htm (2453 words)

	Ethics of Shang, Zhou and the Classics by Sanderson Beck
		The Shang capital was destroyed, but their culture was allowed to survive; the Shang family continued to offer sacrifices to their ancestors until 286 BC in the state of Song.
		Tang was succeeded by his grandson, Tai Jia, who was warned by Yi Yin against the ten evil ways of constant dancing, drunken singing, extravagance with women, wealth, wandering, hunting, despising wise words, resisting the upright, ignoring the old and virtuous, and keeping the company of impudent youths.
		Duke Wen of Jin was appointed ba or protector of the feudal rulers.
	www.san.beck.org /EC13-Chou.html (14215 words)

	Chinese history:The Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC)
		Shang Tang had spent 17 years in fighting against the Emperor Jie before he overthrew the Xia Dynasty.
		In the whole period of the Slave-Owning System in the Shang Dynasty, struggles for the throne occurred many times, and the internal contradictions of the nobility intensified.
		Di Xin or Zhou, the king of Shang, is known in history as a cruel and debauched tyrant.
	www.chinavoc.com /history/shang.htm (491 words)

	The Zhou Dynasty
		It is the second dynasty of China and began its nine hundred and one year reign when it overthrew the Shang dynasty.
		This essay will explore the Zhou dynasty by discussing the overthrow of the Shang dynasty, what their contributions were, the effect that the Zhou dynasty's accomplishments had on the following dynasties, Ch'in and Tang, and the Christian perspective on the Zhou dynasty.
		The Tang built upon the Zhou's accomplishments by having huge cities that were the center of administration, religion, and trade.
	www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/essays/cot/t3w10zhoudynasty.htm (1111 words)

	Red Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cheng Tang defeated Jie, the evil and previous ruler and formed the Shang Dynasty.
		It is important to know that the Zhou dynasty was the second dynasty to rule China and it was the longest dynasty.
		HAN Dynasty 206 BCE-220 CE The Han dynasty is the dynasty that ruled China from 221 BCE to 206
	www.newton.mec.edu /oakhill/sixtwo/red_dynasty.htm (439 words)

	Shang Dynasty - AskTheBrain.com
		Beginning in the Tang dynasty, the fifteenth day of the first, seventh, and tenth lunar months were known as Shang Yuan, Zhong Yuan, and Xia Yuan respectively.
		Several poems celebrated the Zhou revolutionary defeat of the Shang dynasty and the exploits of King Wen, King Wu, and the Duke of Zhou, who is credited with showing compassion to the people.
		It is only with the Shang dynasty, which is traditionally dated from 1766 to 1122 BCE, that we find evidence of a developing culture and religious practices.
	www.askthebrain.com /dynasty_shang-.html (222 words)

	Tang Dynasty Literature
		the reign of Hsuang Tsung,patron of the arts,poet himself,longest reigning Tang ruler
		Tang prose stands out as a result of movement that called for the revival of writing realistic,
		Tang novels are known as marvel novels / 'zhi kuai' (the strange & mysterious),aiming to satisfy the curiosity of man & to serve as warnings to lead a morally upright life
	www.angelfire.com /journal2/wen/tang.html (472 words)

	Chinese History - Shang Dynasty basic history (www.chinaknowledge.org) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Following traditional historiography, the Shang Dynasty is said to have been a ruling family with a mighty center that dominated over the whole oecumene (the settled part of the world) that reached from the Yellow Sea to the borders of the steppe.
		In the more distant areas from Anyang, the Shang kings had officials without kinship to the ruler and therefore liked to be more independent from the center.
		The Zhou claimed to be the heavenly approved, morally outraging successor of the depraved but originally equally heaven-sanctified Shang Dynasty, universal and prestigious ruler of the world.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Myth/shang-basics.html (651 words)

	Song Dynasty/Sung Dynasty: Chinese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In political terms, the fall of the Tang Dynasty (681-907) and the resultant disintegration of the empire did not mean a sharp break with the past.
		The Five Dynasties all aspired to the reunification of China and by 959 the Later Zhou had brought much of the country back under a single ruler.
		The changes of dynasty were due to the change of ruling family.
	www.warriortours.com /intro/history/song (259 words)

	Ethics of China 7 BC To 1279 by Sanderson Beck
		Yang Guang, the second son of Wen Di, was the official commander in the Chen war and became the ruler of the conquered territory in 589.
		Tang armies led by the Emperor's sons, Li Shimin in the south and eastern plain and crown prince Jiancheng in the northwest, offered amnesty and put down most of the resistance by 624.
		After the collapse of the Tang dynasty in 907, northern China was ruled by a sequence of five dynasties until 960-Later Liang 907-23, Later Tang 923-36, Later Jin 936-46, Later Han 946-50, and Later Zhou 951-60.
	www.san.beck.org /AB3-China.html (20851 words)

	Shang Dynasty - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Shang Dynasty (Chinese: 商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) (1600 BC - 1046 BC) followed the legendary Xia Dynasty and preceded the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) in China.
		Information about the Shang Dynasty comes from bronze artifacts and oracle bones, were turtle shells or cattle scapula on which were written the first recorded Chinese characters, found in the Huang He valley.
		The Zhou King Cheng 周成王 through the Regent, his uncle the Duke of Zhou Dan 周公旦, enfeoffed the Shang King Zhou's brother the Viscount of Wei, WeiZi 微子 in the old Shang capital at Shang 商 with the territory becoming the state of Song 宋.
	www.grohol.com /wiki/Shang_Dynasty (932 words)

	phorum - Chinese Culture Forum at Asiawind - Chinese History - The Shang Dynasty (1)
		It was during the period of the Xia Dynasty (c2205BC to c1766BC) that in c1818BC Si Lugui (©q¼i¬Ñ) was installed the 17th ruler of Xia Dynasty.
		Zi Tianyi established the Shang Dynasty and his capital was at Bo Yi (½¨¶ present day Shang Qiu °Óªô in Henan province).
		King Cheng Tang died in1754BC and his grandson Zi Taijia (¤l¤Ó¥Ò) became the ruler of Shang.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=2&i=2250&t=2250 (960 words)

	Chinese History - Shang Dynasty (www.chinaknowledge.org)
		The Shang Dynasty (also called Yin æ®· after the last capital) is the second of the Three Holy Dynasties (San Daiãä¸ä»£) of Chinese historiography (Xia å¤, Shang å•, and Zhou å‘¨).
		Only the discovering of oracle bones and their inscriptions proved that at least the last part of the Shang was a historical period.
		But the kings of Shang were not the center of the Chinese world.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Myth/shang.html (206 words)

	Xia Dynasty - Gurupedia
		the Three August Ones and the Five Emperors precede this dynasty, and it is followed by the Shang dynasty.
		neolithic cultures and the typical Chinese urban civilization of the Shang dynasty.
		Jie, the last ruler, was said to be a corrupted king.
	www.gurupedia.com /x/xi/xia_dynasty.htm (205 words)

	Indian, Chinese, & Japanese Emperors
		Their rulers saw themselves as universal monarchs, thereby matching the pretentions of the Roman Emperors in the West.
		Chinese historians regarded the Southern Dynasties as the legitimate succession of the Chinese Throne, which is why the period is reckoned to extend down to 589, and the Sui begun in 590, even though Yang Chien came to a unified Northern Throne in 581.
		One of the rulers of the Kingdom of Shu, in Szechwan, was Wang Chien (907-918).
	www.friesian.com /sangoku.htm (12029 words)

	Jie (Xia dynasty ruler)
		Jie (Chinese: 桀) was the last emperor of the Xia dynasty of China, and is blamed for its fall.
		He reputedly mistreated his people and became a tyrant.
		Around 1700 BC, Tang, a leader of the Shang people to the east, succeeded in defeating Jie, bringing an end to the Xia dynasty and founding the Shang dynasty.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/j/ji/jie__xia_dynasty_ruler_.html (102 words)

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		The Chinese version of this Tang Shi is edited by UVa based on Mr.
		Translations of poems 001, 003, 039, 040, 042, 083 and 084 are from 300 Tang Poems of Commercial Press.
		Translations of poems 190, 191, 193 are from "Perspectives on the Tang" edited by Arthur Wright and Denis Twitchett, published by Yale University Press, 1973.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /chinese/tangeng.html (10999 words)

	Shang Rulers
		AncientWorlds > The Orient > Groups > Early Dynastic China > Shang Dynasty > History and Rulers of the Shang Dynasty: 商 1600 BC - 1046 BC > Shang Rulers
		History and Rulers of the Shang Dynasty: 商 1600 BC - 1046 BC (2 posts)
		The Dynastic title the ruler took is followed by his personal name, and the number of years reigned.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/518850 (441 words)

	E-BUZZ TVB reviews : Legend Of Lady Yang with Anne Heong,Kong Wah
		With the country going into financial debt,and with the ever internal and external political struggles and fights,it was no great surprise that this Dynasty,once so glorious and so wealthy was overthrown again,this time forever and it its place,a new dynasty,that was the era of the 5 Dynasties,starting with Liang Dynasty.
		[ The Intro ] [ The Dynasty ] [ The Legend ] [ The Bedroom ] [ The Review ]
		The Complete List Of The Emperors of Tang Dynasty
	www.geocities.com /tvbrev/yang_dynasty.html (91 words)

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