The Shang appear to have taken control of large swaths of the region around 1500 BC , even though they never controlled all eastern Hubei .
The most prominent and successful northern intruders belonged to the Erligang culture , commonly associated with the Shang dynasty .
The Shang dynasty appear to have taken control of large swaths of the region around 1500 BC , even though they never controlled all eastern Hubei .
The most prominent and successful northern intruders belonged to the Erligang culture , commonly associated with the Shang dynasty .