Chinese, Japanese, and Korean dynasties

  • 2200 BCE

    Xia Dynasty Begins, China

    Xia Dynasty Begins, China
  • 1766 BCE

    Shang Dynasty Begins, China

    Shang Dynasty Begins, China
    Known for technology and for sophisticated craftsmanship
  • 1700 BCE

    Xia Dynasty Ends, China

    Xia Dynasty Ends, China
  • 1080 BCE

    Shang Dynasty Ends, China

    Shang Dynasty Ends, China
  • 1045 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty Begins, China

    Zhou Dynasty Begins, China
    They created horse-drawn chariots, writing, making a calendar, and religion.
  • 221 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty Ends, China

    Zhou Dynasty Ends, China
  • 221 BCE

    Qin Dynasty Begins, China

    Qin Dynasty Begins, China
    They made the great wall
  • 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty Ends, China

    Qin Dynasty Ends, China
  • 206 BCE

    Han Dynasty Begins, China

    Han Dynasty Begins, China
    The Chinese culture was mainly established during this time
  • 57 BCE

    Silla Dynasty Starts, Korea

    Silla Dynasty Starts, Korea
  • 37 BCE

    Goguryeo Dynasty Starts, Korea

    Goguryeo Dynasty Starts, Korea
    They controlled most of the Korean peninsula at it's peak.
  • 18 BCE

    Baekje Dynasty Starts, Korea

    Baekje Dynasty Starts, Korea
  • 221

    Han Dynasty Ends, China

    Han Dynasty Ends, China
  • 581

    Sui Dynasty Start, China

    Sui Dynasty Start, China
    They unified Northern and Southern China
  • 618

    Sui Dynasty End, China

    Sui Dynasty End, China
  • 618

    Tang Dynasty Start, China

    Tang Dynasty Start, China
  • 660

    Baekje Dynasty Ends, Korea

    Baekje Dynasty Ends, Korea
  • 668

    Goguryeo Dynasty Ends, Korea

    Goguryeo Dynasty Ends, Korea
  • 698

    Parhae Dynasty Starts, Korea

    Parhae Dynasty Starts, Korea
    it were established by refugees
  • 710

    Nara and Heian Periods Start, Japan

    Nara and Heian Periods Start, Japan
    Large temples were made for Buddhism
  • 907

    Tang Dynasty End, China

    Tang Dynasty End, China
  • 918

    Goryeo Period Starts, Korea

    Goryeo Period Starts, Korea
  • 926

    Parhae Dynasty Ends, Korea

    Parhae Dynasty Ends, Korea
  • 935

    Silla Dynasty Ends, Korea

    Silla Dynasty Ends, Korea
  • 960

    Song Dynasty Start, China

    Song Dynasty Start, China
  • 1192

    Nara and Heian Periods End, Japan

    Nara and Heian Periods End, Japan
  • 1192

    Kamakura Period Begins, Japan

    Kamakura Period Begins, Japan
    When the basis of feudalism was established.
  • 1279

    Song Dynasty End, China

    Song Dynasty End, China
  • 1279

    Yuan Dynasty Begins, China

    Yuan Dynasty Begins, China
  • 1333

    Kamakura Period Ends, Japan

    Kamakura Period Ends, Japan
  • 1338

    Muromachi Period Begins, Japan

    Muromachi Period Begins, Japan
  • 1338

    Edo Period Begins, Japan

    Edo Period Begins, Japan
    A time of international peace, political stability, and economic growth.
  • 1368

    Yuan Dynasty Ends, China

    Yuan Dynasty Ends, China
  • 1368

    Ming Dynasty Start, China

    Ming Dynasty Start, China
    This dynasty was when China's population doubled
  • 1392

    Joseon Dynasty Starts, Korea

    Joseon Dynasty Starts, Korea
    Lasted for 5 centuries
  • 1392

    Goryeo Period Ends, Korea

    Goryeo Period Ends, Korea
  • 1573

    Muromachi Period Ends, Japan

    Muromachi Period Ends, Japan
  • 1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Start, Japan

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Start, Japan
  • Azuchi-Momoyama Period Ends, Japan

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Ends, Japan
  • Ming Dynasty End, China

    Ming Dynasty End, China
  • Qing Dynasty Start, China

    Qing Dynasty Start, China
    This was the final imperial dynasties of China
  • Edo Period Ends, Japan

    Edo Period Ends, Japan
  • Meiji Period Begins, Japan

    Meiji Period Begins, Japan
  • Joseon Dynasty Ends, Korea

    Joseon Dynasty Ends, Korea
  • Qing Dynasty Ends, China

    Qing Dynasty Ends, China
  • Taisho and Early Showa Periods Begin, Japan

    Taisho and Early Showa Periods Begin, Japan
  • Meiji Period Ends, Japan

    Meiji Period Ends, Japan
  • Taisho and Early Showa Periods Ends, Japan

    Taisho and Early Showa Periods Ends, Japan