The Dynasties

Xia Dynasty 2000 – 1500 BC (2205 - 1766 BC)
Shang Dynasty 1700 – 1027 BC (1766 - 1066 BC)
Zhou Dynasty 770- 221 BC (1066 - 221 BC)
1. Western Zhou 1966 - 771 BC
2. Eastern Zhou 770 - 221 BC
  1. Spring and Autumn Period 770 - 476 BC
  2. Warring States Period 475 - 221 BC
Qin Dynasty 221-206 BC
Han Dynasties 206 BC - 220 BC
1. Western Han 206 BC - 9
2. Eastern Han 25 - 220
The Three Kingdoms 220 - 280
1. In the North: Wei 220 - 265
2. In the West: Shu Han 221 - 263
3. In the East: Wu 222 - 280
Western Jin 265 - 316 (266 - 316)
Eastern Jin 317 - 420
1. In the North: Sixteen Kingdoms 304 - 439
Southern and Northern Dynasties 420 - 589
1. In the South:
  1. Liu Song 420 - 588 (420 - 479)
  2. Southern Qi 479 - 501
  3. Liang 502 - 556
  4. Chen 557 – 589
2. In the North:
  1. Northern Wei 386 - 534
  2. Eastern Wei 534 - 557 (550)
  3. Western Wei 550 - 577 (534 - 557)
  4. Northern Qi 557 - 588 (550 - 577)
  5. Northern Zhou 557 - 581
Sui Dynasty 581 - 618
Tang Dynasty 618 - 907
The Five Dynasties Period 907 - 960
1. In the North:
  1. later Liang 907 - 923
  2. later Tang 923 - 936
  3. later Jin 936 - 946
  4. later Han 947 - 950
  5. later Zhou 951 - 960
2. In the South:
  1. Ten Kingdoms 902 - 979
Song Dynasty 960 - 1279
1. Northern Song 960 – 1127
2. Southern Song 1127 - 1279
The Northern conquering dynasties during the Song Dynasty
1. Liao 916 - 1125
2. Xia 1038 - 1227
3. Jin 1115 - 1234
Yuan Dynasty 1279 - 1368
Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644
Qing or Manchu Dynasty 1644 - 1911
Republic of China 1911 - 1949
People's Republic of China 1949 - present