Xia Dynasty |
21st century BC-16th century BC |
Shang Dynasty |
16th century BC-1066 BC |
Western Zhou |
1066 BC-771 BC |
Eastern Zhou: Spring and Autumn/Warring States |
770 BC-221 BC |
Ch'in Dynasty |
771 BC-206 BC |
Han Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty |
206 BC-23 AD |
Eastern Han Dynasty |
25-220 |
The Three Kingdoms: Wei |
220-265 |
Shu Han |
221-263 |
Wu |
222-280 |
Western Jin |
265-316 |
Eastern Jin |
317-420 |
The Sixteen Kingdoms: Southern and Northern Dynasty |
304-420 |
Southern Dynasty |
420-589 |
Northern Dynasty |
386-581 |
Sui Dynasty |
581-618 |
Tang Dynasty |
618-907 |
The Five Dynasties |
907-979 |
Sung Dynasty: Northern Sung |
960-1127 |
Southern Sung |
1127-1279 |
Liao Dynasty |
907-1125 |
Western Xia Dynasty |
1032-1227 |
Jin Dynasty |
1115-1234 |
Yuan Dynasty |
1279-1368 |
Ming Dynasty |
1368-1644 |
Ch'ing Dynasty |
1644-1911 |
The Kuomintang Party |
1912-1949 |
The People's Republic of China |
1949-the present |