China Timeline

Fast Facts: Dynasty Timeline

• 2100-1600BC Xia

• 1600-1066C Shang

• 1066-256BC Zhou

• 1066-771BC Western Zhou

• 770-256BC Eastern Zhou

• 770-476BC Spring and Autumn

• 475-221BC Warring States

• 255-206BC Qin

• 206BC-220AD Han

• 206BC-23AD Western Han

• 25-220 Eastern Han

• 220-280 Three Kingdoms

• 220-265 Wei

• 221-263 Shu

• 222-280 Wu

• 265-420 Jin

• 265-316 Western Jin

• 317-420 Eastern Jin

• 304-439 Sixteen Kingdoms

• 420-589 Northern and Southern

• 420-479 Song (Southern)

• 479-502 Qi (Southern)

• 502-557 Liang (Southern)

• 557-589 Chen (Southern)

• 386-534 Northern Wei

• 534-550 Eastern Wei

• 550-577 Northern Qi

• 535-557 Western Wei

• 557-581 Northern Zhou

• 581-618 Sui

• 618-907 Tang

• 907-923 Later Liang

• 923-936 Later Tang

• 936-946 Later Jin

• 947-950 Later Han

• 951-960 Later Zhou

• 902-979 Ten Kingdoms

• 960-1279 Song

• 960-1127 Northern Song

• 1127-1279 Southern Song

• 916-1125 Liao

• 1115-1234 Jin

• 11271-1368 Yuan

• 1368-1644 Ming

• 1644-1912 Qing

• 1912 Republic of China

• 1949 People's Republic of China