|
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- |
