Chronology of China

THE CHRONOLOGY HISTORY OF CHINA


dates are approximate..

1200 -1600 BC
Xia Dynasty
1600 -1100 BC
Shang Dynasty
1100 – 771 BC
Zhou Dynasty
Western Zhou Dynasty
770 – 256 BC
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
770 – 476 BC
Spring and Autumn period
475 – 221 BC
Warring States
221 – 207 BC
Qin Dynasty
206 BC – AD 24
Han Dynasty
Western Han
25 – 220
Eastern Han
220 – 265
Three Kingdoms
Wei
221 – 263
Shu Han
222 – 316
Wu
265 – 316
Western Jin Dynasty
317 – 420
Eastern Jin Dynasty
420 – 479
Northern and
Southern Dynasties
Song
479 – 502
Qi
502 – 557
Liang
557 – 589
Southern Dynasties
Chen
386 – 534
Northern Dynasties
Northern Wei
534 – 550
Eastern Wei
550 – 577
Northern Qi
535 – 556
Western Wei
557 – 581
Northern Zhou
581 – 618
Sui Dynasty
618 – 907
Tang Dynasty
907 – 923
Five Dynasties
Later Liang
923 – 936
Later Tang
936 – 946
Later Jin
947 – 960
Later Han
951 – 960
Later Zhou
960 – 1127
Song Dynasty
Northern Song Dynasty
1127 – 1279
Southern Song Dynasty
916 – 1125
Liao Dynasty
1115 – 1234
Jin Dynasty
1206 – 1368
Yuan Dynasty
1368 – 1644
Ming Dynasty
1644 – 1911
Qing Dynasty
1912 – 1949
Republic of China
1949 –
People’s Republic of China