Chinese History

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  • Period: 1777 BCE to 1122 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    Monarch loosely uniting a group of city states
  • Period: 1122 BCE to 256 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

    Established Mandate of Heaven
    -Kings ruled because god appointed them
  • Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    First ruling imperial of china/
    Founder Lord Shang Yang
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    Han Dynasty

    Capital - Bian/
    Founder Gaozu formerly Liu Bang
  • Period: 589 to Nov 18, 618

    Sui Dynasty

    Ended four centuries of internal conflict/ Founded by Sui Wendi
  • Period: Nov 17, 618 to Nov 18, 907

    Tang Dynasty

    Founded by the Li family who gained power after the collapse of the Sui regime
  • Period: Nov 17, 960 to Nov 18, 1270

    Song Dynasty

    First government in history to print bank notes as currency/ First chinese government to establish a standing Navy
  • Period: Nov 17, 1279 to Nov 18, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

    Manchu Rule/
    Conquest by Kublai Khan
  • Period: Nov 17, 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

    Took control over the unity of china after the mongolian Yuans fell/ Ming established social and economic stability
  • Period: to

    Qing Dynasty

    Largest land mass unified
    /Opium Wars
    /Taiping Revolution