Chinese Dynasties and Republics

Ancient China

Neolithic ca. 12000 - 2000 BC

XIA ca. 2000 BC - 1700 BC

Shang 1700 - 1027 BC

Western Zhou 1027-771 BC

Eastern Zhou

Spring and Autumn period 770 - 476 BC
Warring States period 475 - 221 BC

Early Imperial China

Qin 221 - 207 BC

Western Han Period 206 BC - 9 AD: Tombs contain objects from civilizations along the Silk Road

Hsing (Wang Mang interregnum) 9 - 25 AD

Eastern Han 25 - 220 AD

Three Kingdoms

Wei 220 - 265 AD
Shu 221 - 263 AD
Wu 229 - 280 AD

Western Jin 265 - 316 AD

Eastern Jin 317 -420 AD

Southern Dynasties

Song 420 - 478 AD
Qi 479 - 501 AD
Liang 502 - 556
Chen 557 - 588 AD

Northern Dynasties

Northern Wie 386 - 533 AD
Eastern Wei 534 - 549 AD
Western Wei 535 - 557 AD
Northern Qi 550 - 577 AD
Northern Zhou 557 - 588 AD

Classical Imperial China

Sui 581 - 617 AD

T'ang 618 - 907 AD

Five Dynasties

Later Liang 907 - 923 AD
Later Tang 923 - 936 AD
Later Jin 936 - 946 AD
Later Han 947 950 AD
Later Zhou 951 - 960 AD

Ten Kingdoms 907 - 979 AD

Song

Northern Song 960 - 1125
Southern Song 1127 - 1279

Liao 916 - 1125 AD

Western Xia 1038 - 1227

Jin 1115 - 1234

Later Imperial China

Yuan 1279 - 1368

Ming 1368 - 1644

Yongle Period 1403 - 1425 blue and white porcelain

Qing 1644 - 1911

Yongzhen Period: Famille-Rose porcelain, enamel
Qianlong Period

Chinese Republic

Republic of China (Mainland) 1911 - 1949
Republic of China (in Taiwan) 1949 -
People's Republic of China 1949 -

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