Dynasties

Periods

Xia Dynasty

21 st -16 th century B.C.

Shang Dynasty

16 th -11 th century B.C.

Western Zhou

11 th century B.C.-771B.C.

Eastern Zhou

770-221 B.C.

Spring and Autumn Period

770-475 B.C.

Warring State Period

475-221 B.C.

Qin Dynasty

221-206 B.C.

Western Han

206-24 A.D.

Eastern Han

25-220 A.D.

Three Kindoms

220-280 A.D

Kingdom of Wei

220-265 A.D

Kingdom of Shu

221-263 A.D

Kingdom of Wu

222-280 A.D

Western Jin

265-316 A.D

Eastern Jin

317-420 A.D

Southern and Northern Dynasties

420-589 A.D

Southern Dynasties

420-589 A.D

Song

420-479 A.D

Qi

479-502 A.D

Liang

502-557 A.D

Chen

557-589 A.D

Northern Dynasties

386-581 A.D

Northern Wei

386-543 A.D

Eastern Wei

534-550 A.D

Western Wei

535-577 A.D

Northern Qi

550-577 A.D

Northern Zhou

557-581 A.D

Sui Dynasty

581-618 A.D

Tang Dynasty

618-907 A.D

Five Dynasties

907-960 A.D

Later Liang

907-923 A.D

Later Tang

923-936 A.D

Later Jin

936-947 A.D

Later Zhou

951-960 A.D

Northern Song

960-1127 A.D

Southern Song

1127-1279 A.D

Yuan Dynasty

1271-1368 A.D

Ming Dynasty

1368-1644 A.D

Qing Dynasty

1636-1911 A.D