Shang Dynasty

  • 1300 BCE

    The Chinese Shang dynasty moves its capital to Yin (modern Anyang).

  • 1250 BCE

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

  • 1250 BCE

    Reign of the great Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty in China.

  • 771 BCE

    Western Zhou dynasty replaces the Shang Dynasty in China.

  • 1046

    Oracle Bones in use in China during the Shang Dynasty.