Early Dynasties of China Timespans By bobolati Period: 2100 BCE to 1600 BCE Xia Dynasty Period: 1600 BCE to 1050 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1046 BCE to 256 BCE Zhou Dynasty Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty Period: 206 BCE to 220 Han Dynasty Period: 220 to 589 Six Dynasties Period Period: 581 to 618 Sui Dynasty Period: 618 to 906 Tang Dynasty Period: 907 to 960 Five Dynasties Period Period: 960 to 1279 Song Dynasty Period: 1279 to 1368 Yuan Dynasty Period: 1368 to 1644 Ming Dynasty Period: 1644 to 1912 Qing Dynasty Period: 1912 to 1949 Republic Period Period: 1949 to 2019 People's Republic of China