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Period: 2100 BCE to
Chinese Dynasties
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1046 BCE
Zhou Dynasty
Include Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou, capital in present day Xi'an and Luoyang, China
Zhou Dynasty -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty
First dynasty of Imperial China, founded by Qin Shi Huang, capital in present day Xi'an, China
Qin Dynasty -
206 BCE
Han Dynasty
Include Western and Eastern Han two period; Confucianism officially established as the basis of Chinese state; capital in present day Xi'an and Luoyang, China
Han Dynasty -
220
Six Dynasties
Include Three Kingdoms Period, Jin Dynasty, Period of Northern and Southern Dynasties; Period of disunity and instability; Buddhism introduced to China
Six Dynasties -
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618
Tang Dynasty
A high point in Chinese civilization; capital in present day Xi'an and Luoyang, China
Tang Dynasty -
907
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
An era of political upheaval following the fall of Tang period
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms -
960
Song Dynasty
Include Northern and Southern Song periods; Capital in present day Kaifeng and Hangzhou, China
Song Dynasty -
1279
Yuan Dynasty
The reign of the Mongol Empire; Capital in present day Beijing, China
Yuan Dynasty -
1368
Ming Dynasty
Re-establishment of rule by Han Chinese people; Capitals in present day Beijing and Nanjing
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Qing Dynasty
Reign of Manchus; The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history; capital in present day Beijing, China
Qing Dynasty
