Chinese Dynasties By Ellioot Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1045 BCE to 771 BCE Western Zhou Dynasty Period: 770 BCE to 256 BCE Eastern Zhou Dynasty Period: 475 BCE to 221 BCE Warring States Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 206 BCE to 9 Western Han Dynasty Period: 9 to 23 Xin Dynasty Period: 25 to 220 Eastern Han Dynasty Period: 220 to 280 Three Kingdoms Period: 265 to 316 Western Jin Dynasty Period: 317 to 420 Eastern Jin Dynasty