Shang
[ʃæŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC.
Edited by Candice--From WordNet
Examples
- Think you that Phaidor, daughter of Matai Shang, supplicates? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The daughter of Matai Shang is not accustomed to having her queries remain unanswered, she said. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There is a long tunnel from the temple of Issus to the principal temple of Matai Shang. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Shang (1750 to 1125 B.C.) and Chow (1125 to 250 B.C.) are named as being the two great dynasties of the feudal period. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And in that I am as wise as Matai Shang, Master of Life and Death upon Barsoom; or Issus, Goddess of Life Eternal. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- And Thuvia, and Phaidor, daughter of Matai Shang. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Think not, John Carter, that you may so lightly cast aside the love of Phaidor, daughter of Matai Shang. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He will go directly to the Father of Therns, old Matai Shang. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Not so the daughter of Matai Shang. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There tell your story to Matai Shang, my father. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It must be dazzling loveliness indeed, thought I, to cause such emotion in the breast of so radiant a beauty as Phaidor, daughter of Matai Shang. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Such unity as China possessed under the Shang dynasty was a religious rather than an effective political union. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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