Shuofang
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Shuofang was a fort built in the land of nomadic horse hasbandry tribes at the dawn of the Chinese written history. According to Bamboo Annals
, Shuofang was built by the Emperor Di Yi
(帝乙, 1101-1076BC) of Shang
state on the third year of his reign in 1098 BC in the midst of the Kun Barbarians (昆夷) territory in the modern Ordos
, Inner Mongolia
), after he defeated the Kun Barbarians. Shuofang renained a thorn in the Hun memory for over 1,200 years, changing hands numerous times in the course of the millenniums, it played an exceptionally prominent role in the history of the Chinese-Hun relations, and in the Chinese colonization of the territory of the modern China. The Chinese annals
mention Shuofang numerous times in connection with the events in the China history. With time, Shuofang became surrounded by a contellation of the Chinese colonies, and became a major fortress and a market point in the border zone between China and steppe nomads, a role that extended up to the Modern Times.
Bamboo Annals
The Bamboo Annals is a chronicle of ancient China. It begins at the earliest legendary times and extends to the Warring States Period , particularly the history of the Wei state...
, Shuofang was built by the Emperor Di Yi
Di Yi
Di Yi or Emperor Yi was king of the Shang Dynasty of China from 1101BC to 1076BC.His name is Xian . His capital was at Yin ....
(帝乙, 1101-1076BC) of Shang
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
state on the third year of his reign in 1098 BC in the midst of the Kun Barbarians (昆夷) territory in the modern Ordos
Ordos
-Places:*Ordos Loop of the Yellow River, a region of China*Ordos Desert, in Inner Mongolia*Ordos City, city and district in Inner Mongolia*Ordos International Circuit, a race track in Ordos City.-People:...
, Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
), after he defeated the Kun Barbarians. Shuofang renained a thorn in the Hun memory for over 1,200 years, changing hands numerous times in the course of the millenniums, it played an exceptionally prominent role in the history of the Chinese-Hun relations, and in the Chinese colonization of the territory of the modern China. The Chinese annals
Twenty-Four Histories
The Twenty-Four Histories is a collection of Chinese historical books covering a period from 3000 BC to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. The whole set contains 3213 volumes and about 40 million words...
mention Shuofang numerous times in connection with the events in the China history. With time, Shuofang became surrounded by a contellation of the Chinese colonies, and became a major fortress and a market point in the border zone between China and steppe nomads, a role that extended up to the Modern Times.