Chronology

Chinese Dynasties

Jan 31, 2004

Dynastys of China
ca. 2000-1500 B.C. Xia  
1700-1027 B.C. Shang  
1027-771 B.C. Western Zhou   
770-221 B.C. Eastern Zhou   
770-476 B.C. -- Spring and Autumn period  
475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period  
221-207 B.C. Qin  
206 B.C.-A.D. 9 Western Han   
A.D. 9-24 Xin (Wang Mang interregnum)  
A.D. 25-220 Eastern Han   
A.D. 220-280 Three Kingdoms  
220-265 -- Wei 
221-263 -- Shu 
229-280 -- Wu  
A.D. 265-316 Western Jin   
A.D. 317-420 Eastern Jin   
A.D. 420-588 Southern and Northern Dynasties    
420-588 Southern Dynasties   
420-478 -- Song 
479-501 -- Qi 
502-556 -- Liang 
557-588 -- Chen 
386-588 Northern Dynasties   
386-533 -- Northern Wei   
534-549 -- Eastern Wei   
535-557 -- Western Wei   
550-577 -- Northern Qi   
557-588 -- Northern Zhou   
A.D. 581-617 Sui  
A.D. 618-907 Tang  
A.D. 907-960 Five Dynasties 
907-923 -- Later Liang  
923-936 -- Later Tang  
936-946 -- Later Jin   
947-950 -- Later Han  
951-960 -- Later Zhou   
A.D. 907-979 Ten Kingdoms 
A.D. 960-1279 Sung  
960-1127 -- Northern Sung   
1127-1279 -- Southern Sung   
A.D. 916-1125 Liao  
A.D. 1038-1227 Western Xia   
A.D. 1115-1234 Jin  
A.D. 1279-1368 Yuan  
A.D. 1368-1644 Ming  
A.D. 1644-1911 Qing  
A.D. 1911-1949 Republic of China (in mainland China) 
A.D. 1949- Republic of China (in Taiwan)
A.D. 1949- People's Republic of China