Chinese Dynastys

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  • 2100 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

    The Xia Dynasty was the first ancient Chinese dynasty. Their founder was Emporer Yu. This dynasty lasted about 4 years. This dynasty had 17 emporers total.
  • Period: 2100 BCE to

    Chinese Ancient Dynasty Period

    This period includes the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Six, Sui, Tang, Five, Song, Yuan, Ming, Quig.
  • 1600 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    This dynasty lasted about 500 years. It was lead by 30 emperors, and its founder was Shang himself. This dynasty lasted about 900 years.
  • 1279 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    This was during the warring states period, (221 BC - 207 BC). They ruled about 15 years, shorter than most other Chinese dynastys. Their founder was Emperor Shi Huaugdi.
  • 1046 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

    The Zhou ruled for over 800 years with 87 different emperors. Their founder was Emperor Wuwang. The Zhou was split into two time periods, Western Zhou (1046-256 BCE) Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE)
  • 206 BCE

    Han Dynasty

    This dynasty was split into two dynasty's, the Western Han and the Eastern Han. They had 24 emperors total, and this was during the period of peace and prosperity.
  • 220

    Six Dynastys

    This dynasty got its name from the six successful dynasty's it has. The dynasty's were, the Wu, Dong, Iu, Nan, and others unknown.
  • 398

    Quig Dynasty

    Last emperor of the Ming dynasty hung himself. Quig dynasty was succeeded thus ending the period of ancient dynasties.
  • 399

    Ming Dynasty

    Last of the great Chinese dynasty's, they finished the great wall and finished the forbidden city, a massive palace for the emperor.
  • 449

    Song Dynasty

    The Song was founded by General Zhou Khang Yin. In this time period, he slowly reunited all of China. In 979 AD, the unification was finally completed.
  • 459

    5 Dynastys

    This dynasty got its name from how many dynasty's it was split into. The five dynasty's it had was the Later Ling, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou.
  • 581

    Sui Dynasty

    This dynasty was when 3 emperors united china all under one rule.
  • Dec 13, 618

    Tang Dynasty

    This dynasty was known as the golden age of ancient china. Arts, literature, tech, all flourished.
  • Dec 14, 1279

    Yuan Dynasty

    After the Mongols defeated the people of the Song dynasty in a long war, Kubali Khan founded the Yuan dynasty.