House of Zi

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The House of Zi was the royal family lineage that founded and ruled China’s Shang dynasty.

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House of Zi canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic clan
royal house
capital Anyang
Yin
country China
culturalSphere Chinese Bronze Age
linked to: Ancient China
dynastyRuled Shang dynasty
endTime c. 11th century BCE
ethnicContext early Huaxia peoples
followedBy House of Ji
Zhou dynasty
founder King Tang of Shang
governedTerritory Yellow River valley
linked to: Yellow River basin

northern China
hasFamilyName Zi
hasNotableMember King Di Xin
King Tang of Shang
King Wu Ding
historicalPeriod Shang period
linked to: Shang dynasty
knownFor bronze casting
early Chinese state formation
ritual sacrifice
language Old Chinese
legitimacyConcept Tianming (Mandate of Heaven precursor)
linked to: Tianming
mentionedIn Bamboo Annals
Shiji
nobleTitle King of Shang
overthrownBy King Wu of Zhou
Zhou dynasty
partOf Chinese royal lineages
patronDeity Shangdi
linked to: Heaven (Shangdi)
politicalRole founding royal house of the Shang dynasty
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
practicedDivination oracle bone divination
region Henan
linked to: Henan Province
religion Chinese folk religion
ancestor worship
royalAncestralCult Shang royal ancestors
socialStructure aristocratic lineage system
sourceOfEvidence Records of the Grand Historian
bronze inscriptions
oracle bones
startTime c. 16th century BCE
successorState Zhou dynasty
usedCalendar lunar calendar
usedWritingSystem oracle bone script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tang of Shang house House of Zi
State of Song dynasty House of Zi
Tai Jia house House of Zi
Di Xin house House of Zi