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Definition of Shang dynasty
1. Noun. The imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shang Dynasty
Literary usage of Shang dynasty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial History of China: Being a History of the Empire as Compiled by by John Macgowan (1906)
"77^6' Shang dynasty, BC 1766-1122. Also called the Yin Dynasty. T^ang—BC 1766-1753.
'"T'ANG, the founder of the new dynasty, was of distinguished * ancestry ..."
2. A sketch of Chinese history, ancient and modern: Comprising a Retrospect of by Karl Friederich August Gützlaff (1834)
"Shang dynasty. 1766—1122 B. c. As soon as" Ching-tang had entered upon the duties
of government, he called the princes and people together. ..."
3. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"The waters, we are told, rose to so great a height, that the people had to betake
themselves to the mountains to escape OLD CHINESE BRONZE (Shang dynasty) ..."
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