A Brief Chinese Chronology
2004-10-27 10:29
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Dynasty |
Date |
| Xia |
C.21st-16th century B.C. |
| Shang |
C.16th-11th century B.C. |
| Western Zhou |
C.11th century B.C.-770 B.C. |
| Eastern Zhou (Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods) |
770-221 B.C. |
| Qin |
221-207 B.C. |
| Western Han |
206 B.C.-A.D. 24 |
| Eastern Han |
25-220 |
| Three Kingdoms (Wei, Shu and Wu) |
220-265 |
| Western Jin |
265-316 |
| Eastern Jin |
317-420 |
| Southern and Northern Dynasty |
420-589 |
| Sui |
581-618 |
| Tang |
618-907 |
| Five Dynasties |
907-960 |
| Northern Song |
960-1127 |
| Southern Song |
1127-1279 |
| Yuan |
1271-1368 |
| Ming |
1368-1644 |
| Qing |
1644-1911 |
| Republic of China |
1912-1949 |
| People's Republic of China |
1949- |
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