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Emperor Wuding, the 22nd king of the Shang Dynasty, grew up in the country, so he knew the hardships and sufferings of the common people. After ascending to the throne, he appointed people on their merits, was cautious and attentive with state affairs, and pacified the invasions of the nomadic peoples. By doing so, he consolidated his rein on one hand, and enlarged the territory on the other. During Wuding's rule, the Shang Dynasty reached it's peak. At that time, its territory extended to Liaoning Province in the north, covered Hubei Province in the south, got to Shaanxi Province in the west, and was on the sea in the east.
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During the later part of Shang Dynasty, the king took over the role of the diviner which has been shared by different diviners during early Shang. Only the last few rulers of Yin did not personally make divinations. Until then, every diviner had a special topic or subject he was professional, e.g. one diviner for warfare, one for ancestral rites, one for household affairs, and so on. It was usual to make divinations for a ten-day week (xun 旬, see Chinese calendar) and during special days of this week.
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Similarly to other chinese empires, Shang-dynasty was ... influenced by superstition. The king often went to the oracle to seek answers to different kinds of things, everything from sacrifices to outcomes of military campaigns. Every time the king faced the oracle, he always had the trusty fortune teller by his side. Once the the royal question was made, the fortune teller took either a tortoise shell or a flat piece of bone out and touched it with a hot iron-stick. When this material was exposed to incredible heat, a lot of cracks appeared on the back of this shell. The fortune teller then intepreted these signs as the answers to the king's questions and wishes.
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Ancient Chinese medicine dates back to the Shang Dynasty founded by the Afrikan King T'ang around 1500-1000 B.C. The Shang (Chiang) and the Chou dynasties were credited with bringing together the elements of Chinese medical concepts. The Shang was given the name of Nakhi. Na means Black, Khi means man.
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