Shang dynasty

the first ancient Chinese dynasty to leave historical records (1600-1046 BC); the empire ruled by this dynasty

12 dated entries naming Shang dynasty, drawn from 12 separate years between 1766 BCE and 1990 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century BC

1766 BCE1766 BC: Shang conquest of the Xia dynasty. China.source

16th century BC

1600 BCE1600 BC—Shang dynasty instituted in China.source

14th century BC

1350 BCE1350 BC – Yin becomes the new capital of Shang dynasty China.source

13th century BC

1250 BCEc. 1250 BC—Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, and earliest archaeologically confirmed Chinese monarch begins his reign.source

12th century BC

1192 BCEc. 1192 BC—Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, dies in the fifty-ninth year of his reign, and is succeeded by his son Zu Geng.source

11th century BC

1100 BCEc. 1100 BC—The Shang dynasty ends in China.source
1050 BCEc. 1050 BC—The Shang dynasty ends in ancient China and is replaced by the Zhou dynasty.source
1046 BCE1046 BC—Following the Battle of Muye, King Wu of Zhou overthrows the Shang dynasty under the Chinese King Di Xin, and establishes the Zhou dynasty (1046 BC–256 BC).source
1042 BCEc. 1042 BC—Beginning of the Rebellion of the Three Guards. Guanshu Xian and Caishu Du instigate Shang loyalists under Wu Geng to revolt.source
1027 BCE1027 BC — Traditional date for the end of the Shang dynasty in China, and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty.source

20th century

1910March 10 – Slavery in China, which has existed since the Shang dynasty, is made illegal.source
1990March 18 – Twelve paintings and a Shang dynasty vase, collectively worth $100 to $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts by two thieves posing as police officers.source