my amazing time line

By ecarmstrong
  • 2200 BCE

    xia periods begins

    xia periods begins
    The Xia dynasty is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography
  • 1766 BCE

    shang period begins

    shang period begins
    The Shang Dynasty is the earliest ruling dynasty of China to be established in recorded history,They were known for their advances in math, astronomy, artwork and military technology
  • 1700 BCE

    xia periods ends

  • 1080 BCE

    shang period ends

  • 1045 BCE

    zhou period begins

    zhou period begins
    The Zhou Dynasty was the longest-lasting of ancient China's dynasties
  • 221 BCE

    zhou period ends

  • 221 BCE

    qin period begins

    qin period begins
    The main achievement of the Qin is the fact that it unified China
  • 206 BCE

    qin period ends

  • 206 BCE

    han period begins

    han period begins
    The Han Dynasty was one of the great dynasties of Ancient China. Much of Chinese culture was established during the Han dynasty and it is sometimes called the Golden Age of Ancient China
  • 57 BCE

    silla period begins

    silla period begins
    Silla was a kingdom located in southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula
  • 37 BCE

    goguryeo period begins

    goguryeo period begins
    Goguryeo, also called Goryeo, was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Manchuria
  • 18 BCE

    baekje period begins

    Baekje was a kingdom located in southwestern Korea
  • 221

    han period ends

  • 581

    sui period begins

    sui period begins
    The Sui made the Grand Canal, which was one of their biggest accomplishments. They had slaves dig a canal so they could trade easier, and get around better and more efficiently
  • 618

    sui period ends

  • 618

    tang period begins

    tang period begins
    During the Tang rule China experienced a time of peace and prosperity that made it one of the most powerful nations in the world
  • Jan 1, 660

    baekje period ends

  • Nov 11, 668

    goguryeo period ends

  • Jan 1, 698

    parhae period begins

    parhae period begins
    Balhae was a multi-ethnic kingdom in Manchuria, Korean peninsula and Russian Far East
  • 710

    nara and heian period begins japan

    nara and heian period begins japan
    It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height.
  • 907

    tang period ends

  • 918

    goryeo period begins

    goryeo period begins
    Goryeo was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period
  • 926

    parhae period ends

  • 935

    silla period ends

  • 960

    song periods begins

    song periods begins
    With a prosperous economy and radiant culture, this period was considered as another period of 'golden age' after the glorious Tang Dynasty
  • 1192

    nara and heian period ends japan

  • 1192

    kamakura periods begins japan

    kamakura periods begins japan
    The period is known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan
  • 1279

    song periods ends

  • 1279

    yuan period begins

    yuan period begins
    the Yuan dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China and Mongolia and a khanate of the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan and his successors expanded the Mongol Empire across Asia, eventually conquering northern China
  • Jan 1, 1333

    kamakura periods ends japan

  • Jan 1, 1338

    muromachi period begins

  • 1368

    yuan period ends

  • 1368

    ming period begins

    ming period begins
    The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty
  • 1392

    goryeo period ends

  • 1392

    joseon period begins

    joseon period begins
    Joseon was the last dynasty of Korea and its longest-ruling Confucian dynasty. During its reign, Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Chinese Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society
  • Jan 1, 1573

    muromachi period ends

    muromachi period ends
    known as the Muromachi era, the Ashikaga era, or the Ashikaga period) is a division of Japanese history
  • Jan 1, 1573

    azuchi-momoyama period begins

    azuchi-momoyama period begins
    The Azuchi–Momoyama period is the final phase of the Sengoku period in Japan

  • azuchi-momoyama period ends

  • edo period begins

    edo period begins
    the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate

  • ming period ends

  • qing period begins

    qing period begins
    The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1644 to 1912. It was an era noted for its initial prosperity and tumultuous final years, and for being only the second time that China was not ruled by the Han people

  • edo period ends

  • meiji period begins

    meiji period begins
    The Meiji Era was the 44-year period of Japan's history from 1868 to 1912 when the country was under the rule of the great Emperor Mutsuhito

  • joseon period ends

  • qing period ends

  • meiji period ends

  • tiasho and early showa period begins

    tiasho and early showa period begins
    Taishō era is a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Emperor Taishō

  • tiasho and early showa period ends