Chinese Dynasties

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  • Period: 1766 BCE to 1111 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    The Shang Dynasty was the second dynasty of China which succeeded the Xia Dynasty after the overthrow of the Xia tyrant Jie by the Shang leader, Tang. Since many historians question whether the Xia Dynasty really existed, the Shang Dynasty may have actually been the first in China and the origin of what has come to be recognized as Chinese culture.
  • Period: 1111 BCE to 221 BCE

    Chou Dynasty

    The Zhou Dynasty was the longest-lasting of China’s dynasties. It followed the Shang Dynasty and it finished when the army of the state of Qin captured the city of Chengzhou in 256 BCE. The long history of the Zhou Dynasty is normally divided in two different periods: Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou, so called following the move of the Zhou capital eastwards where it was safer from invasion.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Chi'in Dynasty

  • Period: 206 BCE to 221

    Han Dynasty

  • Period: 217 to 419

    Eastern Chin

  • Period: 217 to 580

    Era of Division

  • Period: 219 to 316

    Western Chin

  • Period: 386 to 532

    Northern Wei

  • Period: 535 to 554

    Western Wei

  • Period: 581 to 618

    Sui Dynasty

  • Period: 581 to 618

    T'ang Dynasty

  • Period: 907 to 960

    Five dynasties

  • Period: 907 to 1128

    Liao Dynasty

  • Period: 960 to 1279

    Sung Dynasty

  • Period: 1260 to 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

  • Period: 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

  • Period: to

    Ch'ing Dynasty