JMcA:
<< the traditional Bamboo annals date (as given by Legge) for the transition between the Xia and Shang dynasties is 1557/6 BC >>
A few explanatory links:
Bamboo Annals - [
en.wikipedia.org]
Xsia Dynasty - [
en.wikipedia.org]
Shang Dynasty - [
en.wikipedia.org]
See also Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project - [
en.wikipedia.org]
James Legge - [
en.wikipedia.org]
1557/6 BC - Legge's "Chinese Classics," pg. 85, n. 4 - [
archive.org].
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