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