China and India

  • Period: 2300 BCE to 1750 BCE

    Indus River Civilization

    India
  • Period: 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

    China
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

  • Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

    Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Warring States Period
  • Period: 324 BCE to 200 BCE

    Maruyan Empire

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

    Western/Former Han, Eastern/Later Han
  • Period: 220 to 589

    Six Dynasties Period

    Three Kingdoms, Jin Dynasty, Period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties
  • Period: 320 to 500

    Gupta Empire

  • Period: 581 to Jan 1, 618

    Sui Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 618 to Jan 1, 906

    Tang Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 907 to Jan 1, 906

    Five Dynasties Period

  • Period: Jan 1, 960 to Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty

    Northern Song, Southern Song
  • Period: Jan 1, 1192 to Jan 1, 1526

    Delhi Sultanate

  • Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 1336 to

    Vijayanagar Empire

  • Period: Jan 1, 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

  • Period: Jan 1, 1526 to

    Mughal Empire

  • Period: to

    Qing Dynasty

    Last Dynasty before Republic Period (1912-1949) and People's Republic of China (1949-present)