| Dates |
Dynasty |
朝代 |
| ca. 2000-1500 B.C. |
Xia |
夏 |
| 1700-1027 B.C. |
Shang |
商 |
| 1027-771 B.C. |
Western Zhou |
西周 |
| 770-221 B.C. |
Eastern Zhou |
东周 |
| 770-476 B.C. — Spring and Autumn period |
春秋 |
| 475-221 B.C. — Warring States period |
战国 |
| 221-207 B.C. |
Qin |
秦 |
| 206 B.C.-A.D. 9 |
Western Han |
西汉 |
| A.D. 9-24 |
Xin (Wang Mang interregnum) |
新朝 |
| A.D. 25-220 |
Eastern Han |
东汉 |
| A.D. 220-280 |
Three Kingdoms |
三国 |
| 220-265 — Wei |
魏 |
| 221-263 — Shu |
蜀 |
| 229-280 — Wu |
吴 |
| A.D. 265-316 |
Western Jin |
西晋 |
| A.D. 317-420 |
Eastern Jin |
东晋 |
| A.D. 420-588 |
Southern and Northern Dynasties |
南北朝 |
| 420-588 |
Southern Dynasties |
南朝 |
| 420-478 — Song |
宋 |
| 479-501 — Qi |
齐 |
| 502-556 — Liang |
梁 |
| 557-588 — Chen |
陈 |
| 386-588 |
Northern Dynasties |
北朝 |
| 386-533 — Northern Wei |
北魏 |
| 534-549 — Eastern Wei |
东魏 |
| 535-557 — Western Wei |
西魏 |
| 550-577 — Northern Qi |
北齐 |
| 557-588 — Northern Zhou |
北周 |
| A.D. 581-617 |
Sui |
隋 |
| A.D. 618-907 |
Tang |
唐 |
| A.D. 907-960 |
Five Dynasties |
五代 |
| 907-923 — Later Liang |
后梁 |
| 923-936 — Later Tang |
后唐 |
| 936-946 — Later Jin |
后晋 |
| 947-950 — Later Han |
后汉 |
| 951-960 — Later Zhou |
后周 |
| A.D. 907-979 |
Ten Kingdoms |
十国 |
| A.D. 960-1279 |
Song |
宋 |
| 960-1127 — Northern Song |
北宋 |
| 1127-1279 — Southern Song |
南宋 |
| A.D. 916-1125 |
Liao |
辽 |
| A.D. 1038-1227 |
Western Xia |
西夏 |
| A.D. 1115-1234 |
Jin |
金 |
| A.D. 1279-1368 |
Yuan |
元 |
| A.D. 1368-1644 |
Ming |
明 |
| A.D. 1644-1911 |
Qing |
清 |
| A.D. 1911-1949 |
Republic of China (in mainland China) |
中华民国 |
| A.D. 1949- |
Republic of China (in Taiwan.Taiwan is a part of China) |
| A.D. 1949- |
People’s Republic of China |
中华人民共和国 |
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