outlying tribes, such as Di and Qiang, became vassal states. He also established Anyang as the new capital of China. According to the Bamboo Annals, Tang built a palace called Xia She (夏社) to memorialize the Xia dynasty. In the first five years of his reign, there were several droughts. Tang ordered golden coins to be made and distributed to poor families who had been forced to sell their children because of the drought. It was intended for them to use this money to buy their children back. According to the Bamboo Annals, in the 9th year of his reign, he moved the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, made by Yu the Great, to the Shang Palace. References Further reading Shang dynasty kings 17th-century BC births Xia dynasty people Founding monarchs