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The Shang dynasty, the first historically confirmed dynasty, supposedly began when the Shang overthrew the Xia sometime around 1760 BCE.
The Shang dynasty is the oldest Chinese dynasty whose existence is supported by archaeological finds, but more evidence for the existence of the Xia dynasty may yet emerge.It's estimated that the Shang ruled the Yellow River Valley of China for most of the second millennium BCE—so about 1766 to 1046 BCE.
The Shang dynasty’s power was concentrated in many ancient cities, some of which have been unearthed by archaeologists.The first Shang ruler supposedly founded a new capital for his dynasty at a town called Shang, near modern-day Zhengzhou, a city of 2.6 million people in eastern China’s Henan Province.Archaeological remains of this town may have been found, and it seems to have functioned as a sacred capital, where the most sacred temples and religious objects were housed.This city also had palaces, workshops, and city walls.
Shang, along with other ancient Chinese cities, had two city walls—one inner and one outer wall.The common residents could live within the outer wall, but could not go past the inner wall, which enclosed a temple area, cemetery sites, bronze foundries, bronze casting areas, and bone workshops.The inner walls thus encircled an area of political elite and craft specialists, who together were the engineers of the important ritual performances.In this way, the architecture of these cities was designed to separate different social classes.
However, it seems that there were many capitals aside from this one, and rulers may have moved from one to the other because of religious rituals, military strategy, or food requirements.That suggests that the power of the dynasty was concentrated in the king, whose political authority was reinforced by the Shang religion.To consolidate their authority further, kings often went on excursions and military expeditions to walled towns outside the capitals where aristocrats had a lot ofinfluence.Consolidating power in these areas was crucial, as control of peasant-farmed agricultural territories ensured sufficient resources for the inhabitants of the walled towns.
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The Shang dynasty, the first historically confirmed dynasty, supposedly began when the Shang overthrew the Xia sometime around 1760 BCE.
The Shang dynasty is the oldest Chinese dynasty whose existence is supported by archaeological finds, but more evidence for the existence of the Xia dynasty may yet emerge.It's estimated that the Shang ruled the Yellow River Valley of China for most of the second millennium BCE—so about 1766 to 1046 BCE.
The Shang dynasty’s power was concentrated in many ancient cities, some of which have been unearthed by archaeologists.The first Shang ruler supposedly founded a new capital for his dynasty at a town called Shang, near modern-day Zhengzhou, a city of 2.6 million people in eastern China’s Henan Province.Archaeological remains of this town may have been found, and it seems to have functioned as a sacred capital, where the most sacred temples and religious objects were housed.This city also had palaces, workshops, and city walls.
Shang, along with other ancient Chinese cities, had two city walls—one inner and one outer wall.The common residents could live within the outer wall, but could not go past the inner wall, which enclosed a temple area, cemetery sites, bronze foundries, bronze casting areas, and bone workshops.The inner walls thus encircled an area of political elite and craft specialists, who together were the engineers of the important ritual performances.In this way, the architecture of these cities was designed to separate different social classes.
However, it seems that there were many capitals aside from this one, and rulers may have moved from one to the other because of religious rituals, military strategy, or food requirements.That suggests that the power of the dynasty was concentrated in the king, whose political authority was reinforced by the Shang religion.To consolidate their authority further, kings often went on excursions and military expeditions to walled towns outside the capitals where aristocrats had a lot ofinfluence.Consolidating power in these areas was crucial, as control of peasant-farmed agricultural territories ensured sufficient resources for the inhabitants of the walled towns.
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