The Shang dynasty was the primary ruling dynasty in China to be built in reported history, although other dynasties heralded it. Shang dynasty commanded of 1600 to 1046 BC. and remembered the Bronze Age in China. Scholars disagree on the history and details of China’s first dynasty, but most say that the Shang dynasty was the first to leave a written record and strong archeology for its existence. Shang was the second of three families.