Chinese History Time Line
Chinese History Timeline from the ancient Xia Dynastic to the present day Chinese government.
| Xia Dynasty | 2100 - 1600 BC | ||
| Shang Dynasty | 1600 - 1100 BC | ||
| Zhou Dynasty | Western | 1100 - 771 BC | |
| Eastern | 770 - 256 BC | ||
| Spring and Autumn | 770 - 476 BC | ||
| Warring States | 475 - 221 BC | ||
| Qin Dynasty | 221 - 207 BC | ||
| Han Dynasty | Western Han | 206 BC - 24 AD | |
| Eastern Han | 25 - 220 AD | ||
| Three Kingdoms | Wei | 220 - 265 AD | |
| Shu Han | 221 - 263 AD | ||
| Wu | 222 - 280 AD | ||
| Western Jin | 265 - 316 AD | ||
| Eastern Jin | 317 - 420 AD | ||
| Northern and | Southern | Song | 420 - 479 AD |
| Southern Dynasties | Qi | 479 - 520 AD | |
| Liang | 502 - 557 AD | ||
| Chen | 557 - 589 AD | ||
| Northern | Northern Wei | 386 - 534 AD | |
| Eastern Wei | 534 - 550 AD | ||
| Northern Qi | 550 - 577 AD | ||
| Western Wei | 535 - 556 AD | ||
| Northern Zhou | 557 - 581 AD | ||
| Sui Dynasty | 581 - 618 AD | ||
| Tang Dynasty | 618 - 907 AD | ||
| Five Dynasties | Later Jiang | 907 - 923 AD | |
| Later Tang | 923 - 936 AD | ||
| Later Jin | 936 - 946 AD | ||
| Later Han | 947 - 950 AD | ||
| Later Zhou | 951 - 960 AD | ||
| Song Dynasty | Northern Song | 960 - 1127 AD | |
| Southern Song | 1127 - 1279 AD | ||
| Liao Dynasty | 916 - 1125 AD | ||
| Jin Dynasty | 1115 - 1234 AD | ||
| Yuan Dynasty | 1271 - 1368 AD | ||
| Ming Dynasty | 1368 - 1644 AD | ||
| Qing Dynasty | 1644 - 1911 AD | ||
| Republic of China | 1912 - 1949 AD | ||
| People's Republic of China | 1949 AD - Now | ||
- The Date ranges for the Xia and Shang Dynasties are approximates.
