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Ancient China |
Neolithic ca. 12000 - 2000 B.C. | |
| Xia ca. 2100-1800 B.C. | ||
| Shang 1700-1027 B.C. | ||
| Western Zhou 1027-771 B.C. | ||
| Eastern Zhou 770-221 B.C. | 770-476 B.C. -- Spring
and Autumn period
475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period |
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Early Imperial China |
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| Qin 221-207 B.C. | ||
| Western Han 206 B.C.- 9 A.D. | ||
| Hsing (Wang Mang interregnum) 9-25 A.D. | ||
| Eastern Han 25-220 A.D. | ||
| Three Kingdoms 220-265 A.D. | ||
| Western Chin 265-316 A.D. | ||
| Eastern Chin 317-420 A.D. | ||
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Southern and Northern Dynasties 420-588 A.D. |
Southern Dynasties 420-478 -- Song 479-501 -- Qi 502-556 -- Liang557-588 -- Chen |
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Northern Dynasties 386-533 -- Northern Wei 534-549 -- Eastern Wei 535-557 -- Western Wei550-577 -- Northern Qi 557-588 -- Northern Zhou |
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Classical Imperial China |
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| Sui 580-618 A.D. | ||
| T'ang 618-907 A.D. | ||
| Five Dynasties 907-960 A.D. | 907-923 -- Later Liang
923-936 -- Later Tang 936-946 -- Later Jin947-950 -- Later Han 951-960 -- Later Zhou |
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| Ten Kingdoms A.D. 907-979 | ||
| Song A.D. 960-1279 | 960-1125 -- Northern Song
1127-1279 -- Southern Song |
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| Liao A.D. 916-1125 | ||
| Western Xia A.D. 1038-1227 | ||
| Jin A.D. 1115-1234 | ||
| Yuan A.D. 1279-1368 | ||
| Ming A.D. 1368-1644 | ||
| Qing A.D. 1644-1911 | ||