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Timeline
of Chinese Dynasties
Ancient
China |
Neolithic ca. 12000 - 2000
B.C. |
Xia ca. 2100-1800 B.C. |
Shang 1700-1027 B.C. |
Western Zhou 1027-771 B.C. |
Eastern
Zhou 770-221 B.C. |
770-476 B.C. -- Spring
and Autumn period
475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period |
Early
Imperial China |
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Qin 221-207 B.C. |
Western Han 206 B.C.- 9 A.D. |
Hsing (Wang
Mang interregnum) 9-25 A.D. |
Eastern Han
25-220 A.D. |
Three Kingdoms 220-265 A.D. |
Western Chin 265-316 A.D. |
Eastern Chin
317-420 A.D. |
Southern
and Northern Dynasties 420-588 A.D. |
Southern Dynasties
420-478 -- Song
479-501 -- Qi
502-556 -- Liang
557-588 -- Chen |
Northern Dynasties
386-533 -- Northern Wei
534-549 -- Eastern Wei
535-557 -- Western Wei
550-577 -- Northern Qi
557-588 -- Northern Zhou |
Classical
Imperial China |
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Sui 580-618 A.D. |
T'ang 618-907 A.D. |
Five Dynasties 907-960
A.D. |
907-923 -- Later Liang
923-936 -- Later Tang
936-946 -- Later Jin
947-950 -- Later Han
951-960 -- Later Zhou |
Ten Kingdoms
A.D. 907-979 |
Song A.D. 960-1279 |
960-1125 -- Northern
Song
1127-1279 -- Southern Song |
Liao A.D. 916-1125 |
Western Xia
A.D. 1038-1227 |
Jin A.D. 1115-1234 |
Later
Imperial China |
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Yuan A.D. 1279-1368 |
Ming A.D. 1368-1644 |
Qing A.D. 1644-1911 |
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