This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this land. Narrator: The Shang dynasty was located near the Yellow River. The river made the land good for growing ...

the tyrannical King Jie, was defeated in battle by Cheng Tang, ruler of the state of Shang (which Sima Qian calls Yin, after its capital city), who founded the dynasty of the same name.

This period was known as the Shang dynasty. King Tang: I am King Tang and I rule over this land. Narrator: The Shang dynasty was located near the Yellow River. The river made the land good for ...