Shang Dynasty Timeline

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1600 BCE - 1046 BCE

Shang Dynasty in China.
1600 BCE - 1046 BCE

Writing develops in China during the Shang Dynasty.
c. 1300 BCE

The Chinese Shang dynasty moves its capital to Yin (modern Anyang).
c. 1250 BCE - c. 1150 BCE

The I-Ching, the Book of Changes, is written.
1250 BCE - 1192 BCE

Reign of the great Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty in China.
c. 1250 BCE - 1046 BCE

Oracle Bones in use in China during the Shang Dynasty.
1046 BCE - 771 BCE

Western Zhou dynasty replaces the Shang Dynasty in China.
1046 BCE

Battle of Mue, Shang Emperor Zhou defeated by King Wu of Zhou. End of the Shang Dynasty.