Dynasty

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Years

Three Sovereign Ones and the Five Emperors

三皇五帝

sān huáng wǔ dì

(H - E)

before 2070 BCE

628+

Xià Dynasty

夏

xià

(H - E)

2100 BCE — 1600 BCE

470

Shang Dynasty

商

shāng

(H - E)

1600 BCE — 1046 BCE

554

Western Zhou Dynasty

西周

xī zhōu

(H - E)

1046 BCE — 771 BCe

275

Eastern Zhou Dynasty

Traditionally divided into
Spring and Autumn Period
Warring States Period

東周

春秋
戰國

dōng zhōu

chūn qiū
zhàn guó

(H - E)

(H - E)
(H - E)

770 BCE — 256 BCE

722 BCE — 476 BC
475 BCE — 221 BCE

514

246
254

Qin Dynasty

秦

qín

(H - E)

221 BCE — 206 BCE

15

Western Han Dynasty

西漢

xī hàn

(H - E)

206 BCE — 9 CE

215

Xin Dynasty

新

xīn

(H - E)

9 — 23

14

Eastern Han Dynasty

東漢

dōng hàn

(H - E)

25 — 220

195

Three Kingdoms

三國

sān guó

(H - E)

220 — 265

45

Western Jin Dynasty

西晉

xī jìn

(H - E)

265 — 317

52

Eastern Jin Dynasty

東晉

dōng jìn

(H - E)

317 — 420

103

Southern and Northern Dynasties

南北朝

nán běi cháo

(H - E)

420 — 589

169

Sui Dynasty

隋

suí

(H - E)

581 - 618

37

Tang Dynasty

唐

táng

(H - E)

618 — 907

289

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

五代十國

wǔ dài shí guó

(H - E)

907 — 960

53

Northern Song Dynasty

北宋

běi sòng

(H - E)

960 — 1127

167

Southern Song Dynasty

南宋

nán sòng

(H - E)

1127 — 1279

152

Liao Dynasty

遼

liáo

(H - E)

916 — 1125

209

Jin Dynasty

金

jīn

(H - E)

1115 — 1234

119

Yuan Dynasty

元

yuán

(H - E)

1271 — 1368

97

Ming Dynasty

明

míng

(H - E)

1368 — 1644

276

Shun Dynasty

順

shun

(H - E)

1644

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Qing Dynasty

清

qīng

(H - E)

1644 — 1912

268