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") 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". In modern style Chinese the term can be duplicated to Fangguo (Traditional Chinese: 方國).

List of Fangs

Name of Fang	Period of existence	Rough geographical location	Relations with the Shang dynasty
Shang Fang (商方)	Xia dynasty, Shang dynasty	Yinxu (「大邑商」"Da Yi Shang", "Shang, the Great City") (Present Anyang, Henan Province)
Zi Fang (子方)	Xia dynasty, Shang dynasty	Near the Yin (Present Shangqiu, Henan Province)	swing
Tu Fang (土方)	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)	Shang dynasty, to period of Zu Geng	Northwest of Yin, West of Tu Fang (Present Shaanxi Province北部, Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
Gui Fang (鬼方)	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 (北羌)	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin, north of Qiang Fang	swing
Ren Fang (人方)	Shang dynasty	Southeast of Yin, 東海之濱 (Present 淮河流域以及山東半島黃海之濱, 安徽北部、山東南部)	swing
Zhou Fang1 (周方)	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 (大彭)	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present Tongshan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu)	swing
唐方	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin
井方	Shang dynasty	Northwest of Yin (Present Shanxi Province運城市河津市之西、Shaanxi Province寶雞市岐山縣之南)	ally
林方	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (淮河以南)	swing
興方	Shang dynasty	Unknown	swing
馬方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province呂梁市石樓縣)	enemy
豕方	Shang dynasty
危方	Shang dynasty		swing
盂方1	Shang dynasty	East of Yin
東盂方	Shang dynasty		swing
西盂方	Shang dynasty		swing
沚方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
旁方	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省曲阜市)	swing
戈方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province南部)	ally
木方	Shang dynasty
巴方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	enemy
亙方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
龍方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
基方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province臨汾市蒲縣)	enemy
湔方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	enemy
亞方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Jiyuan, Henan Province)	ally
祭方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin, 位於商周之間	swing
示方	Shang dynasty
髳方	Shang dynasty		enemy
召方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
印方	Shang dynasty
虎方	Shang dynasty		ally
微方	Shang dynasty
息方	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (Henan Province信陽市羅山縣)	ally
眣方	Shang dynasty
止方	Shang dynasty
尹方	Shang dynasty
步方	Shang dynasty
歸方	Shang dynasty	殷之 (Present湖北省宜昌市秭歸縣)	enemy
曾方	Shang dynasty
祝方	Shang dynasty
弄方	Shang dynasty
吹方	Shang dynasty
屮方 (艸方？)	Shang dynasty
(月丮) 方	Shang dynasty
10px方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin, Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau	enemy
方	Shang dynasty		ally
㠱方	Shang dynasty	North of Yin (Present北京市、河北省東北部至遼寧省西部一帶)	ally
方	Shang dynasty
方	Shang dynasty
方 (古方？)	Shang dynasty
方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
方	Shang dynasty
下危	Shang dynasty	North of Yin	enemy
雇	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (PresentHenan Province原陽縣西南、原武鎮西北)	ally
暴	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (PresentHenan Province原陽縣)	ally
盧	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (Present 湖北省十堰市竹山縣與Shaanxi Province安康市之間)
雀方	Shang dynasty	South of Yin (Present 江西省鄱阳湖地区)	ally
矢方	Shang dynasty	Unknown	enemy
奠	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
黍	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
竹	Shang dynasty	North of Yin (以河北省秦皇島市盧龍縣為中心地區, Present河北省東北部、遼寧省西部、內蒙古自治區東南角)	ally
攸	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (PresentHenan Province永城市南部、安徽省宿州市西北)	ally
元	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (PresentHenan Province永城市)	ally
及	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present Henan Province永城市)	ally
侁	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省菏澤市曹縣)
告	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省菏澤市成武縣)	ally
盾	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	ally
魋	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	enemy
醜	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省濰坊市青州市)	ally
紀	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省濰坊市壽光市)
薛	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省滕州市)
兒	Shang dynasty	East of Yin (Present 山東省滕州市)	swing
豐1	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	swing
逢	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	ally
薄姑	Shang dynasty	East of Yin	ally
鬱方	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally
宣方	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
宋方	Shang dynasty	North of Yin (Present Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei province)	ally
貝方	Shang dynasty	South of Yin
倉方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province商洛市商州區)	ally
犬方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	swing
昜方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province臨汾市洪洞縣)
缶方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
彭方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
丹方	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Henan Province焦作市沁陽市)	ally
去	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	ally
上絲	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	Shang dynasty	West of Yin	ally
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
可	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, Henan Province)	ally
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
耳	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
呂	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Shanxi-Shaanxi Plateau)	swing
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
丙	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province晉中市靈石縣)
先	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province臨汾市浮山縣)
	Shang dynasty	West of Yin
豐2	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province灃河以西)	ally
鎬	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shaanxi Province灃河以東)	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	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Song County, Luoyang, Henan Province)	swing
耆	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Shanxi Province長治市黎城縣)	swing
崇國	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present Xi'an, Shaanxi Province)	swing
密須	Shang dynasty	West of Yin (Present 平涼市靈台縣, Gansu province)	swing
戔	Shang dynasty	Unknown	ally

See also

• Ancient Chinese states
• List of Zhou dynasty states