Ancient china timeline

By KierasL
  • 1600 BCE

    King Jie of the Xia dynasty dies, ending the dynasty

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE

    shang dynasty

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1192 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty

  • 1100 BCE

    Zhou dynasty begins in China

  • Period: 551 BCE to 478 BCE

    life of Confucius

  • 544 BCE

    Sun Tzu

  • Period: 446 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring State Period

  • 256 BCE

    Reign of Lui Bang

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 210 BCE to 209 BCE

    The Terracotta Army is buried

  • Period: 202 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 202 BCE to 195 BCE

    reign of lui bang

  • Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE

    Reign of Wudi

  • 45 BCE

    Reign of Emperor Wang Mang

  • 105

    Invention of Paper

  • 1066

    The Crossbow is used for the first time in battle