-
2100 BCE
start of the Xia dynasty
2100-1600 bce -
1766 BCE
start of the shang dynasty
1766-1122 bce -
1122 BCE
start of the Zhou Dynasty
1122-221 bce -
481 BCE
start of the warring states
ending after 260 years -
221 BCE
start of the qin dynasty
china's first emperor Qin Shi Huang 221-206 bce -
206 BCE
start of the han dynasty
206 bce-220 ce -
220
the kingdoms of wei, shu and Wu fight over who will rule china
lasting 60 years -
581
start of the Sui dynasy
581-618 -
618
start of tang dynasty
618-907ce -
960
start of the song dynasty
960-1279 ce -
1271
start of the yuan dynasty
1271-1368 ce