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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The Research of Military Organization of Shang Dynasty

Huang, Sheng-song 15 June 2006 (has links)
This article is mainly to discuss the components, structures and other related issues as well in two kinds of arm forces, ¡§Tribe Arms¡¨ and ¡§Emperor¡¦s Arms¡¨ in the Shang Dynasty as the research scope. The components of ¡§Tribe Arms¡¨ are the frequently-seen ¡§Crowd¡¨ or ¡§Numerous People¡¨ in the Oracle Inscriptions, which is mainly composed of infantry served as by a crowd or numerous people and then is assisted by the professional military forces, ¡§Horses¡¨ and ¡§Bows.¡¨ With regard to ¡§Emperor¡¦s Arms,¡¨ its components include three fighting units-- ¡§Shi¡]®v¡^,¡¨ ¡§Horses¡¨ and ¡§Bows,¡¨ among which ¡§Shi¡¨ is infantry; ¡§Horses,¡¨ chariot soldiers; and ¡§Bows,¡¨ bow-and-arrow shooting soldiers. The component of ¡§Shi¡¨ is the frequently-seen ¡§People¡¨ in the Oracle Inscriptions, and the People directly belong to the Shang Emperor and are the professional fighting soldiers. The components of ¡§Horses¡¨ and ¡§Bows¡¨ are served as by the noblemen and the noble juniors. In addition, this article also discusses the other related issues, such as the original meaning of ¡§Shi,¡¨ the usage of ¡§Shi¡¨ and ¡§Ci¡]¦¸¡^¡¨ in the Oracle Inscriptions, and the meanings of ¡§Ya¡]¨È¡^,¡¨ ¡§Brigade¡¨ and ¡§Shu¡]¦§¡^¡¨.

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