List of Shang dynasty states

The list of states refers to the various vassal tribes and states during the Shang dynasty in ancient China. Today, scholars' understanding of these states (Chinese："方かた") primarily comes from oracle bone inscriptions unearthed from the late Shang dynasty Yinxu. In these inscriptions, these tribal states are often referred to as name + "方かた". In modern style Chinese the term can be duplicated to Fangguo (Traditional Chinese: 方かた國こく).

List of Fangs

Name of Fang	Period of existence	Rough geographical location	Relations with the Shang dynasty
Shang Fang (商しょう方かた)	Xia dynasty, Shang dynasty	Yinxu (「大だい邑商」"Da Yi Shang", "Shang, the Great City") (Present Anyang, Henan Province)
Zi Fang (子方こかた)	Xia dynasty, Shang dynasty	Near the Yin (Present Shangqiu, Henan Province)	swing
Tu Fang (土方どかた)	Early to middle Shang dynasty, conquered by Wu Ding	Northwest of Yin, east of Hong Fang (Present Fen River Basin, Shanxi Province)	enemy
Hong Fang (𢀛方かた)	Shang dynasty, to period of Zu Geng	Northwest of Yin, West of Tu Fang (Present Shaanxi Province北部ほくぶ, Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
Gui Fang (鬼おに方かた)	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin (Present central Shanxi Province and northern Shaanxi province, Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	ally
Qiang Fang (羌方)	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province、the area around Gansu Province, Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
Northern Qiang (北きた羌)	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin, north of Qiang Fang	swing
Ren Fang (人ひと方かた)	Shang dynasty	Southeast of Yin, 東海とうかい之の濱はま (Present 淮河流域りゅういき以及山東さんとう半島はんとう黃海こうかい之これ濱はま, 安徽あんき北部ほくぶ、山東さんとう南部なんぶ)	swing
Zhou Fang1 (周しゅう方かた)	Middle to late Shang dynasty, overthrew King Zhou of Shang and established the Zhou dynasty.	West of Yin (Present Qishan County, Baoji, Shaanxi Province)	swing
Dapeng (大だい彭)	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present Tongshan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu)	swing
唐とう方かた	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin
井い方かた	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin (Present Shanxi Province運うん城市じょうし河津かわづ市し之これ西にし、Shaanxi Province寶たから雞市岐山きざん縣けん之の南みなみ)	ally
林はやし方かた	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (淮河以南いなん)	swing
興きょう方かた	Shang dynasty	Unknown	swing
馬方うまかた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province呂りょ梁やな市し石いし樓ろう縣けん)	enemy
豕いのこ方かた	Shang dynasty
危方	Shang dynasty		swing
盂方1	Shang dynasty	East of Yin
東ひがし盂方	Shang dynasty		swing
西にし盂方	Shang dynasty		swing
沚方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
旁つくり方かた	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう曲きょく阜市)	swing
戈ほこ方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province南部なんぶ)	ally
木方きほう	Shang dynasty
巴ともえ方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	enemy
亙わた方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
龍りゅう方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
基もと方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province臨汾市し蒲かばの縣けん)	enemy
湔方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	enemy
亞あ方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Jiyuan, Henan Province)	ally
祭まつり方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin, 位くらい於商周しゅう之の間あいだ	swing
示しめせ方かた	Shang dynasty
髳方	Shang dynasty		enemy
召方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
印しるし方かた	Shang dynasty
虎とら方かた	Shang dynasty		ally
微ほろ方かた	Shang dynasty
息いき方かた	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (Henan Province信しん陽ひ市し羅山らざん縣けん)	ally
眣方	Shang dynasty
止とめ方かた	Shang dynasty
尹いん方かた	Shang dynasty
步ふ方かた	Shang dynasty
歸き方かた	Shang dynasty	殷いん之の (Present湖北こほく省しょう宜むべ昌あきら市し秭歸縣けん)	enemy
曾方	Shang dynasty
祝しゅく方かた	Shang dynasty
弄ろう方かた	Shang dynasty
吹方	Shang dynasty
屮方 (艸そうこう方かた？)	Shang dynasty
(月つき丮) 方かた	Shang dynasty
10px方ほう	Shang dynasty	West of Yin, Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau	enemy
方ほう	Shang dynasty		ally
㠱方	Shang dynasty	North of Yin (Present北京ぺきん市し、河北かほく省しょう東北とうほく部ぶ至いたり遼寧りょうねい省しょう西部せいぶ一帶いったい)	ally
方ほう	Shang dynasty
方ほう	Shang dynasty
方ほう (古ふる方かた？)	Shang dynasty
方ほう	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
方ほう	Shang dynasty
下しも危	Shang dynasty	North of Yin	enemy
雇やとい	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (PresentHenan Province原はら陽よう縣けん西南せいなん、原武はらたけ鎮西北せいほく)	ally
暴	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (PresentHenan Province原はら陽よう縣けん)	ally
盧の	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (Present 湖北こほく省しょう十じゅう堰せき市し竹山たけやま縣けん與あずかShaanxi Province安康あんこう市し之これ間あいだ)
雀すずめ方かた	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (Present 江西えにし省しょう鄱阳湖みずうみ地区ちく)	ally
矢方やのほう	Shang dynasty	Unknown	enemy
奠	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
黍きび	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
竹たけ	Shang dynasty	North of Yin (以河北きた省しょう秦皇島しんのうとう市し盧の龍りゅう縣けん為ため中心ちゅうしん地區ちく, Present河北かほく省しょう東北とうほく部ぶ、遼寧りょうねい省しょう西部せいぶ、內蒙古こ自治じち區く東南とうなん角かく)	ally
攸	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (PresentHenan Province永えい城市じょうし南部なんぶ、安徽あんき省しょう宿やど州しゅう市し西北せいほく)	ally
元もと	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (PresentHenan Province永えい城市じょうし)	ally
及	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present Henan Province永えい城市じょうし)	ally
侁	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう菏澤市し曹縣)
告つげ	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう菏澤市し成なり武たけ縣けん)	ally
盾たて	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	ally
魋	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	enemy
醜みにく	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう濰坊市し青あお州しゅう市し)	ally
紀きの	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう濰坊市し壽ことぶき光ひかり市し)
薛	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう滕州市し)
兒こ	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東さんとう省しょう滕州市し)	swing
豐ゆたか1	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	swing
逢	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	ally
薄うす姑しゅうと	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	ally
鬱うつ方かた	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
宣せん方かた	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
羞方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
杞方	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan Province)	ally
宋そう方かた	Shang dynasty	North of Yin (Present Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei province)	ally
貝かい方かた	Shang dynasty	South of Yin
倉くら方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province商しょう洛らく市し商しょう州しゅう區く)	ally
犬方いぬかた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	swing
昜方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province臨汾市し洪ひろし洞ほら縣けん)
缶かん方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
彭方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
丹に方かた	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Henan Province焦こげ作市さくいち沁陽市し)	ally
去さ	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	ally
上うえ絲いと	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	ally
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
禾	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
光ひかり	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	ally
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
可か	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, Henan Province)	ally
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
耳みみ	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
呂りょ	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
丙へい	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province晉すすむ中市なかいち靈れい石せき縣けん)
先さき	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province臨汾市し浮山縣けん)
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
豐ゆたか2	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province灃河以西いせい)	ally
鎬	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province灃河以東いとう)	swing
郍	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Xinzheng, Zhengzhou, Henan Province)
盂方2	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Northwest of Qinyang, Jiaozuo, Henan Province)
鹿しか	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Song County, Luoyang, Henan Province)	swing
耆	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province長治ながはる市し黎はじむ城ぐすく縣けん)	swing
崇たかし國こく	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Xi'an, Shaanxi Province)	swing
密みつ須	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present 平たいら涼すずか市し靈れい台だい縣けん, Gansu province)	swing
戔	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally

See also

• Ancient Chinese states
• List of Zhou dynasty states