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Period: 2205 BCE to 1766 BCE
Xia Dynasty
The xia dynasty was the first dynasty in traditional chinese history. -
Period: 1766 BCE to 1122 BCE
Shang Dynasty
The Shang dynasty or Yin dynasty, according to traditional historiography, ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty. -
Period: 1122 BCE to 220 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history. In 481 the start of the Warring States period during the Zhou dynasty. -
Period: 220 BCE to 9
Qin Dynasty
The first Emperor- Qin Shi Huang Di -
Period: 206 BCE to 9
Western Han Dynasty
The Western Han Dynasty had the development of paper and porcelain and trade established on the Silk Road -
Period: 9 to 25
Xin Dynasty
The Xin dynasty only had one emperor which lasted from 9 to 25 AD. It interrupted the Han dynasty, dividing it into the periods of the Western Han and the Eastern Han. -
Period: 25 to 589
Eastern Han Dynasty
The Han were restored and remained in power until increasing corruption led to their collapse. Then they divided into three separate kingdoms and then their dynasties ruling the North and the South -
Period: 589 to 618
Sui Dynasty
Reestablishment of Imperial rule all over China. -
Period: 618 to 916
Tang Dynasty
Growth of cities and trade. Buddhism became an important religion. -
Period: 960 to 1279
Song Dynasty
Reunified China after a period of rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty. -
Period: 1279 to 1368
Yuan Dynasty
After the Song Dynasty is overthrown by Kublai Khan, the leader of the Mongols. -
Period: 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Start of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty influenced trade and culture. -
Period: to
Qing Dynasty
China's last Imperial Dynasty under Manchu rule.