Sebastian's Chinese Dynasties

By Sebastin
  • 2200 BCE

    Started Xia Dynasty (China)

    Started Xia Dynasty (China)
  • 1766 BCE

    Start of Shang Dynasty (China)

    Start of Shang Dynasty (China)
  • 1700 BCE

    Ended Xia Dynasty (China)

    Ended Xia Dynasty (China)
  • 1080 BCE

    End of Shang Dynasty

    End of Shang Dynasty
  • 1045 BCE

    Start of Zhou Dynasty (China)

    Start of Zhou Dynasty (China)
  • 455 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty created chinese philosophies

    Zhou Dynasty created chinese philosophies
    The Zhou Dynasty created Chinese philosophies, including Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism.
  • 221 BCE

    End of Zhou Dynasty (China)

    End of Zhou Dynasty (China)
  • 221 BCE

    Start of Qin Dynasty (China)

    Start of Qin Dynasty (China)
  • 206 BCE

    End of Qin Dynasty (China)

    End of Qin Dynasty (China)
  • 206 BCE

    Start of Han Dynasty (China)

    Start of Han Dynasty (China)
  • 203 BCE

    Creation of Civil Service

    Creation of Civil Service
    The Han dynasty has included the development of the civil service and government structure; scientific advancements such as the invention of paper, use of water clocks and sundials to measure time, and development of a seismograph.
  • 37 BCE

    Goguryeo (Koguryo) Dynasty (Korea)

  • 221

    End of Han Dynasty (China)

    End of Han Dynasty (China)
  • 581

    Start of Sui Dynasty (China)

    Start of Sui Dynasty (China)
  • 589

    Granaries

    Granaries
    They built granaries which provided them with a stable source of cheap food during famine years. The Sui dynasty also had a stable economy, which was militaristic, and they were legalists.
  • 618

    End of Sui Dynasty (China)

    End of Sui Dynasty (China)
  • 618

    Start of Tang Dynasty (China)

  • 630

    Largest Nation

    Largest Nation
    During the Tang Dynasty China became the largest nation in the world.
  • 668

    End of Goguryeo (Koguryo) Dynasty (Korea)

  • 710

    Start of Nara and Heian Periods (Japan)

  • 907

    End of Tang Dynasty (China)

  • 960

    Start of Song Dynasty (China)

  • 1192

    Start of Kamakura Period

  • 1279

    End of Song Dynasty (China)

  • 1279

    Start of Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (China)

  • 1333

    End of Kamakura (japan)

  • 1338

    Start Muromachi Period (Japan)

  • 1368

    Start of Ming Dynasty (China)

  • 1573

    End of Muromachi (Japan)

  • 1573

    Start of Azuchi-Momoyama (japan)

  • End of Muromachi Period (Japan)

  • Start of Edo Period (Japan)

  • End of Ming Dynasty (China)

  • Start of Qing Dynasty (China)

  • End of Edo Period (Japan)

  • Start of Meiji Period (Japan)

  • End of Qing Dynasty (China)

  • End of Meiji Period (Japan)

  • Start of Taisho and Early Showa Period (Japan)

  • End of Taisho and Early Showa Period (Japan)