Chinese history

By Klay Yue
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia Dynasty 夏

  • Period: 1570 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang Dynasty 商

  • Period: 1045 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty 周

  • Period: 1045 BCE to 771 BCE

    Western Zhou 西周

  • Period: 770 BCE to 256 BCE

    Eastern Zhou 东周

    Include 2 eras, Spring and Autumn Era 春秋 (722-481 B.C.E.) and Warring States Era 战国 (403-221 B.C.E.)
  • Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE

    Qin Dynasty 秦

  • Period: 202 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty 汉

  • Period: 220 to 589

    Six Dynasties Era 魏晋南北朝

    Include 6 eras, Three Kingdoms 三国 (220-265 or 280 C.E.), Western Jin 西晋 (265-317 C.E.), Eastern Jin 东晋(317-420 C.E.)
    , Southern and Northern Dynasties南北朝 (386 or 420 to 589 C.E.)
  • Period: 589 to 618

    Sui Dynasty 隋

  • Period: 618 to 907

    Tang Dynasty 唐

  • Period: 907 to 960

    Five Dynasties Era 五代

  • Period: 960 to 1279

    Song Dynasty 宋

  • Period: 1264 to 1368

    Yuan Dynasty 元

  • Period: 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty 明

  • Period: to

    Qing Dynasty 清

  • Period: to

    Republic of China 民国共和时期

  • Period: to

    People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国

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