1. Shang - Noun
2. Shang - Proper noun
the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC
Source: WordNetThe Yin based its propriety on that of the Xia, and what it added and subtracted is knowable. The Zhou has based its propriety on that of the Shang and what it added and subtracted is knowable. In this way, what continues from the Chou, even if 100 generations hence, is knowable. Confucius
Among other points, Gu and other historians note certain parallels between the traditional narrative of Xia history and Shang history that would suggest probable Zhou-era fabrication or at least embellishment of Xia history. Source: Internet
According to the traditional chronology, the Shang ruled from 1766 BC to 1122 BC, but according to the chronology based upon the "current text" of Bamboo Annals, they ruled from 1556 BC to 1046 BC. Source: Internet
Chang, K. C.: "Studies of Shang Archaeology", p. 1. Yale University Press, 1982. Source: Internet
A Shang chariot was often drawn by two horses, but four-horse variants are occasionally found in burials. Source: Internet
Another was China's distinct class system, which lacked an organized clergy but saw the Shang Zi -clan yeomen become masters of ritual and ceremony known as Shi (士). Source: Internet