Chinese Dynasty Timeline

By Marissa DeHerrera
  • Period: 1766 BCE to

    The Chinese Dynasties

  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1111 BCE

    The Shang Dynasty

  • 1700 BCE

    Inovations in the Shang Dynasty

    The people of China use bronze in crafting. Looms are also created to make silk cloth. Palaces and walled towns are also built.
  • Period: 1111 BCE to 221 BCE

    The Zhou Dynasty

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Lige of Confusius

  • Period: 259 BCE to 210 BCE

    Life of Ying Sheng on Qin

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    The Qin Dynasty

  • Period: 206 BCE to 221

    The Han Dynasty

  • 91 BCE

    Writing of the Shiji is finished

  • Period: 217 to 580

    The Era of Division

  • Period: 581 to 618

    The Sui Dynasty

  • Period: 584 to 589

    The Grand Canal is built

  • Period: 618 to 906

    The T'ang Dynasty

  • Period: 690 to 705

    Rule of Empress Wu

  • Period: 907 to 1128

    The Liao Dynasty

  • Period: 907 to 927

    Life of Emperor Taizu

  • Period: 960 to 1279

    The Song Dynasty

  • 1215

    Mongols capture Beijing

  • Period: 1260 to 1368

    The Yuan Dynasty

  • Period: 1275 to 1295

    Marco Polo

  • 1368

    Taizu gained control of Bejing

  • Period: 1368 to

    The Ming Dynasty

  • Period: to

    The Qing Dynasty

  • Qing Dynasty is overthrown

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