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Fu Hao

d. c. 1200 BCE · 13th century BCE

Fu Hao was a consort of the Shang king Wu Ding who also led armies in the field, as oracle-bone inscriptions record. Her tomb at Anyang, found intact in 1976, held more than 400 bronze objects, over 700 jades and weapons bearing her name. It is one of the richest burials of ancient China.

Fu Hao
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