Dynasty

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  • 2065 BCE

    Xia

    The Xia dynasty is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, it was established by Yu the Great
  • 1660 BCE

    Shang

    Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley
  • 1119 BCE

    Zhou

    The longest of all dynasties in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period, the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military control over ancient China.
  • 770 BCE

    Spring and Falls

    The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou.
  • 480 BCE

    Warring States

    The Warring States period in Chinese history comprises the final centuries of the Zhou dynasty, which had warfare, bureaucratic and military reform.
  • 221 BCE

    Qin

    Qin dynasty established the first great Chinese empire.
  • 220 BCE

    Three Kingdoms

    The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China following the end of the Han dynasty.
  • 210 BCE

    Han

    Imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by Qin dynasty
  • 578

    Sui

    The dynasty would preside over portions of western China, with its capital city being Chang'an and later Luoyang.
  • 618

    Tang

    developed a successful form of government and administration on the Sui model.
  • 906

    Song

    The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who took the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms
  • 1206

    Mongols

    Central Asian ethnographic group of closely related tribal peoples who live mainly on the Mongolia and share a common language and nomadic tradition
  • 1275

    Yuan

    The first foreign-ruled dynasty in Chinese history to commandeer all of China. With no experience in the running of such a large empire.
  • 1368

    Ming

    The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China.
  • 1403

    Delhi Sultanate

    Islamic empire in India. Established by Turkic rulers from Central Asia. Centered in Delhi, controlling much of the Indian subcontinent
  • 1405

    Zheng he

    Muslim of Hui ethnicity Served as a court eunuch and gained Emperor Yongle's trust. Emperor Yongle sends Zheng He and a fleet of ships into the Indian Ocean

  • Qing

    Was founded by a northeast Asian people who called themselves Manchus. Their history, language, culture, and identity distinct from the Chinese population