The Great Shang Dynasty was an imaginary dynasty. In this dynasty, both men and women could be officials. Furthermore, in this dynasty, officials were appointed by the court. Their crimes could be reduced by one level, and they could take concubines. In this dynasty, there were six levels of household registration: noble status, palace status, official status, good status, slave status, low status (noble status), emperor, queen, and so on. And the empress of the throne, the prince and princess, the royal family and nobles, the palace registration (the maids who were selected into the palace, the women who entered the palace as female officials) the official registration (the imperial officials and the family members of the imperial officials) the good registration (referring to ordinary people with an innocent family) the slave registration (official slaves recorded in the Ministry of Household Records) the lowly registration (referring to the palace concubines, official concubines, and the like)
