Dynasties

Kings / Kingdoms

Events In China

Comments / Worldwide Events

Shang Dynasty (1,783 1,134 B.C.)

(1,783 1,753 B.C.)

Tang surrounded Xia Jie at Xia Tai, and exiled him to Nanchao. After conquering Xia, Tang established the Shang Dynasty.

Olmec civilization in Central America (1,200 B.C.)

(1,753 1,720 B.C.)

Yi Yin house-arrested Tai Jia at Tong, who reestablished his kingdom at Hao, in three years.

(1,720 1,691 B.C.)

(1,691 1,666 B.C.)

(1,666 1,649 B.C.)

(1,649 1,637 B.C.)

(1,637 1,562 B.C.)

Ordered Yi Xie to be in charge of Hu. Nine surrounding tribes came to pay tribute to the Shang Dynasty.

(1,562 1,549 B.C.)

Moved kingdom from Hao to Xico. Brought an end to the Deng Kingdom established during the Xia Dynasty.

(1,549 1,534 B.C.)

Huai and Xian tribes rebelled against Shang.

(1,534 1,525 B.C.)

Moved kingdom from Xico to Xiang.

(1,525 1,506 B.C.)

Moved kingdom from Xiang to Geng, then moved from Geng to Xing.

(1,506 1,490 B.C.)

(1,490 1,465 B.C.)

(1,465 1,433 B.C.)

(1,433 1,408 B.C.)

(1,408 1,401 B.C.)

(1,401 1372 B.C.)

Moved kingdom from Yan to Beimeng.

(1,372 1,352 B.C.)

(1,352 1,324 B.C.)

(1,324 1,265 B.C.)

Asked Fushuo as prime minister (1,319 B.C.)

(1,265 1,258 B.C.)

(1,258 1,235 B.C.)

(1,235 1,219 B.C.)

(1,219 1,198 B.C.)

(1,198 1,194 B.C.)

Emperor Wu Yi was a cruel king who wanted to demonstrate his power by playing a game of Liubo against god. Duke of Pan moved to Qi Zhou.

(1,194 1,191 B.C.)

(1,191 1,154 B.C.)

Asked Zhou Gong Ji Li as priest. Made his son Ziqi, the duke of Hao (Taiyuan in Shanxi).

(1,154 1,134 B.C.)

One of the cruelest Kings in the history of China, Zhou and his queen TaJi were known for their novelties of torture and for the invention of chopsticks. Killed Bi Gan, imprisoned Qi Zi, and Wei Zi fled (1,123 B.C.)