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... Shang - ti Hui , or God Worshippers Society , which combined Hung's religious ideas with a program of social re- form . In 1847 Hung rejoined Feng and was accepted as the leader of the society . When government troops attacked the God ...
... Shang - ti Hui , or God Worshippers Society , which combined Hung's religious ideas with a program of social re- form . In 1847 Hung rejoined Feng and was accepted as the leader of the society . When government troops attacked the God ...
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... Shang ( c . 1766 - c . 1122 BC ) and Chou ( c . 1122-221 BC ) periods . Bronze fu with cover , 5th - 3rd century BC , Eastern Chou dynasty ; in the Art Institute of Chicago By courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago , Lucy Maud ...
... Shang ( c . 1766 - c . 1122 BC ) and Chou ( c . 1122-221 BC ) periods . Bronze fu with cover , 5th - 3rd century BC , Eastern Chou dynasty ; in the Art Institute of Chicago By courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago , Lucy Maud ...
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... Shang times ( c . 1766-1122 BC ) . Han - tan is first mentioned in about 500 BC , but it achieved its greatest fame when , from 386 to 228 BC , it was the capital of the state of Chao . It was a centre of trade and was famed for luxury ...
... Shang times ( c . 1766-1122 BC ) . Han - tan is first mentioned in about 500 BC , but it achieved its greatest fame when , from 386 to 228 BC , it was the capital of the state of Chao . It was a centre of trade and was famed for luxury ...
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