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Ancient Dynasties**Imperial Era**Modern China Emerges**Republican China**People's Republic of China

Chinese History Timeline

 
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