The first female general in China history, a good queen of Shang Dynasty.

Fu Hao, the imperial concubine of Shang Dynasty, was an outstanding female politician and strategist. Wu Ding in Shang Dynasty often asked Fu Hao to preside over very important sacrifices and read eulogies because of her good cultural accomplishment. She was also appointed as a fortune teller and became a female politician in Wuding era. Fu Hao is also a strategist. She led troops to fight and made great achievements.

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After Fu Hao died, Wu Ding was very sad. There are huge graves for women to be buried alone, and there are long worship ceremonies. This was very rare in Shang Dynasty. 1976, a complete tomb was found in the northwest of Xiaotun, Anyang, Henan. Fu Hao's tomb is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the temple area of Yinxu Palace since 1928. It is also the only well-preserved tomb of members of the Shang royal family discovered since the scientific excavation of Yin Ruins. The tomb is 5.6 meters long from north to south, 4 meters wide from east to west and 7.5 meters deep. There is an amusement hall in front of the tomb which Oracle Bone Inscriptions called "Mu Xinzong".

We know from Oracle Bone Inscriptions that she presided over some important sacrificial activities and led troops to conquer Turkey, Qiang, Chinese, Pakistani and other countries many times. In a war to conquer Qiang, she led a huge team of 13000 people, which was the largest number of foreign conquests in Shang Dynasty. Famous generals Zhi and Hou Gao are often under his command. In the war against Pakistan, Fu Hao led an ambush and cut off the retreat of the Pakistani army. When Wu Ding defeated the Pakistani army from the east, it was driven into an ambush and destroyed. This is the earliest recorded ambush in the history of China War.

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During the Shang Dynasty, "the great event of the country lies in worshipping Rong", and Fu Hao was often appointed to preside over various ceremonies such as offering sacrifices to heaven, ancestors, gods and springs, and served as a fortune teller. He is an important member of Wuding ruling group. He also led soldiers to suppress slave resistance.

In Shang dynasty, the status of mother and son influenced each other: only the mother of noble birth could become the wife of Shang king or queen, and only Wang Housheng's son was qualified to inherit the throne; Only when her son is appointed as a prince or heir to the throne can the queen be included in the weekly sacrifice and shared with her husband after her death.

Wu Ding has three good wives, namely Muwufu, Musi new rich man and ghosts. As it happens, Wu Ding also has three sons with unusual identities, one of whom is called Zi Gong, which is called "the eldest son" or "Xiao Wang" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. He should do this.

These three people were probably born to Fu Hao and Fu Hao respectively, so all three people entered the Week Festival. Similarly, there have been four new sons as kings, namely Yang, Pan Gengxun and Xiao Helian, while the queen who worked with Zu Ding had two sons, Yan Ji and Yan Gui. About four brothers were born to these two queens, so they were included in the weekly sacrifice.

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In this way, Fu Hao, as the queen of Wu Ding, is at least the mother of a prince, with a prominent position, and is the legal spouse who is included in the Zhou Festival and shared with Wu Ding. She can never be a humble person. She should be the daughter of her son, who is also a vassal with a very important position in the country.