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Family Tree Of Ancient Chinese Emperors
This is a family tree of Chinese monarchs covering the period of the Five Emperors up through the end of the Spring and Autumn period. Five Emperors The legendary Five Emperors were traditionally regarded as the founders of the Chinese state. The '' Records of the Grand Historian'' states that Shaohao did not accede to the throne while Emperor Zhi’s ephemeral and uneventful rule disqualify him from the Five Emperors in all sources. Other sources name Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia dynasty, as the last of the Five. Pretenders are ''italicized''. Xia dynasty This is a family tree for the Xia dynasty which ruled circa 2000–1750 BC. The historicity of the dynasty has sometimes been questioned, but circumstantial archaeological evidence supports its existence. Shang dynasty This is a family tree for the Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the s ...
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Three Sovereigns And Five Emperors
According to Chinese mythology and traditional Chinese historiography, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors () were a series of sage Chinese emperors, and the first Emperors of China. Today, they are considered culture heroes, but they were widely worshipped as divine "ancestral spirits" in ancient times. According to received history, the period they existed in preceded the Xia dynasty, although they were thought to exist in later periods to an extent in incorporeal forms that aided the Chinese people, especially with the stories of Nüwa existing as a spirit in the Shang dynasty and Shennong being identified as the godly form of Hou Ji and a founder of the Zhou dynasty. In myth, the Three Sovereigns were demigods who used their abilities to help create mankind and impart to them essential skills and knowledge. The Five Emperors were exemplary sages who possessed great moral character, and were from a golden age when "communications between the human order and the divine ...
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Ming Of Shang
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump regimes ruled by remnants of the Ming imperial family, collectively called the Southern Ming, survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. He also took great care breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unrelated magn ...
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Wo Ding
Wo Ding (, personal name Xuan, () is traditionally held to be a Shang dynasty King of China but recent archaeological evidence has thrown this into doubt. In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the fifth Shang king, succeeding his father Tai Jia. He was enthroned in the year of Guisi () with Qingshi () as his prime minister and Bo () as his capital. In the 8th year of his reign, he conducted ceremonies to honour Yi Yin, the previous prime minister. He ruled for 19 years (other sources say 29 years) before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wo Ding and was succeeded by his brother Tai Geng. Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu Yinxu (; ) is a Chinese archeological site corresponding to Yin, the final capital of the Shang dynasty (). Located in present-day Anyang, Henan, Yin served as the capital during the Late Shang period () which spanned the reigns of 12 Shang ki ... do not list him as one of the Shang kings. Ref ...
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Tai Jia
Tai Jia () or Da Jia, personal name Zǐ Zhì, was the son of Prince Da Ding and a king of the ancient Chinese Shang dynasty. Biography In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the fourth Shang king, succeeding his uncles Wai Bing and Zhong Ren. He was enthroned in BCE 1535 with Yi Yin as his prime minister and Bo () as his capital. He was an autocratic ruler who treated his people badly and broke his laws. A few years into his reign saw internal disorder among the court. Prime Minister Yi Yin advised him to change his ways but the headstrong king ignored the advice of the elder statesman. Eventually Yi Yin had no other choice but to exile the king to the Tonggong(, literally translated to Tung tree palace, archaic name for the tomb of Tang of Shang), in present-day Southwest Yanshi county, Henan province near the tomb of the first Shang king Tang, to repent. Sima Qian says that following the exile Yi Yin ruled the country as regent for three y ...
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Zhong Ren
Zhong Ren (, personal name Zǐ Yōng, ) is traditionally held to be a Shang dynasty King of China. In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the third Shang king, succeeding his father Tang () and elder brother Wai Bing. He was enthroned in the year of Dingchou () with Yi Yin () as his prime minister and Bo () as his capital. He ruled for 4 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Zhong Ren () and was succeeded by his nephew Tai Jia (). Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu Yinxu (; ) is a Chinese archeological site corresponding to Yin, the final capital of the Shang dynasty (). Located in present-day Anyang, Henan, Yin served as the capital during the Late Shang period () which spanned the reigns of 12 Shang ki ... do not list him as one of the Shang kings. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhong, Ren Kings of the Shang dynasty ...
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Bu Bing
Bu Bing or Wai Bing (born Zǐ Shèng), was the second king of the Shang dynasty, according to the ''Records of the Grand Historian''. In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'', he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king, succeeding his father Tang, following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding. He was enthroned in the year of Yihai (Chinese: 乙亥), with Yi Yin as his prime minister and Bo (亳) as his capital. He ruled for about 2 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name Wai Bing and was succeeded by his younger brother. Oracle script inscriptions, on bones unearthed at Yinxu, alternatively record that he was the fourth Shang king, the second son of Da Ding Da Ding () or Tai Ding () was the eldest son of King Tang, but sources are conflicted as to whether he actually succeeded his father as the second king of the Shang dynasty or not. Records In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was said ..., given the posthumous name " ...
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Da Ding Of Shang
Da Ding () or Tai Ding () was the eldest son of King Tang, but sources are conflicted as to whether he actually succeeded his father as the second king of the Shang dynasty or not. Records In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was said by Sima Qian to have died at an early age without succeeding his father King Tang. He was given the posthumous name Tai Ding (Chinese: ) and the throne passed to his younger brother Wai Bing and later to his own son Tai Jia. Inscriptions on oracle bones unearthed at Yinxu record that he was the second Shang king, given the posthumous name Da Ding (Chinese: ), and succeeded by his sons Da Jia (Tai Jia) and Bu Bing (Wai Bing). Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore in his book The World: A Family History of Humanity, refers to an inscription that refers to Da Ding's death: "Da Jia and Zu Yi Zu Yi (), personal name Zǐ Téng, was a Shang dynasty King of China. In the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' he was listed by Sima Qian as the thirt ...
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Tang Of Shang
Cheng Tang (born Zi Lü), recorded on oracle bones as Tai Yi or Da Yi, was the first king of the Shang dynasty. Tang is traditionally considered a virtuous ruler, as signified by his common nickname Tang the Perfect. According to legend, as the last leader of the Predynastic Shang he overthrew Jie, the last king of the Xia dynasty. Rise of Shang Tang ruled Shang (known as Predynastic Shang in historiography), one of the many kingdoms under the suzerainty of the Xia dynasty, for 17 years. During Jie's reign, Shang grew in power, initially at the expense of Xia's other vassals. He was able to win many supporters from as many as 40 smaller kingdoms.王恆偉. (2005) (2006) 中國歷史講堂 #1 遠古至春秋. 中華書局. . p 30. Tang recognized that Jie mistreated his people and used this to convince others. According to legend, in one speech, Tang said that creating chaos was not something he wanted, but given the terror of Jie, he had to follow the Mandate of Heaven and ...
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Zhu Kui
Zhu or ZHU may refer to: *Zhu (surname), common Chinese surnames *Zhu River, or Pearl River, in southern China *Zhu (state), ancient Chinese state, later renamed Zou *House of Zhu, the ruling house of the Ming dynasty in Chinese history *Zhu (string instrument), ancient Chinese string instrument *Zhu (percussion instrument), ancient Chinese percussion instrument * ZHU (musician), an American electronic music artist *Zhuhai Jinwan Airport - ZHU is the 3 letter IATA code for the airport *Zhu languages *Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZHU) (radio communications: Houston Center) is located at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 16600 JFK Boulevard, Houston, Texas, United States 77032. The Houston ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic ...
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Bao Bing
Bao or BAO may refer to: Cuisine * Baozi, a type of Chinese dumpling made of a steamed or baked bun with fillings * Cha siu bao, a pork-filled steamed bun * Gua bao, steamed clam-shaped bun sandwiched with meat and condiments * Bánh bao, Vietnamese dumpling with pork meat inside, derived from the Chinese bao * Bao stir-frying, a stir frying technique People * Bao (surname), a common pronunciation for some Chinese surnames, such as 包 and 鮑 ** Bao Zheng or Lord Bao, Chinese judge of Song China *** Justice Bao (other) * Bao (musician), Vietnamese-American musician Acronyms * Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia, Bachelor of Obstetrics, a medical degree unique to Ireland * Baryon acoustic oscillations, in physical cosmology * '' Batman: Arkham Origins'' * Beijing Astronomical Observatory * Benny Anderssons orkester ** ''BAO!'', their second studio album * Bruce Artwick Organization * Bullets And Octane Others * ''Bao'' (film), 2018 Pixar short film about an animated b ...
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