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2200 BCE
Xia Dynasty(china) Begins
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1766 BCE
Shang Dynasty(china) Begins
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1700 BCE
Xia Dynasty(china) Ends
In this dynasty Yu, who credited with having engineerd the drawing of waters of a great flood -
1080 BCE
Shang Dynasty(china) Ends
They were known for their advances in math, astronomy, artwork, and military work -
1045 BCE
Zhou Dynasty(china) Begins
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221 BCE
Zhou Dynasty(china) Ends
Over this long era, Chinese society developed new agricultural practices, invented coinage, standardized their writing system, and developed iron tools. Society grew quickly in size and complexity, but the Zhou Dynasty was also an era of perpetual warfare. It was also the longest dynasty that was created. -
221 BCE
Qin Dynasty(china) Begins
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206 BCE
Qin Dynasty(china) Ends
In this dynasty, they unified China. -
206 BCE
Han Dynasty(china) Begins
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57 BCE
Silla Dynasty(korea) Begins
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37 BCE
Goguryeo Dynasty(korea) Begins
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18 BCE
Baekje Dynasty(korea) Begins
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221
Han Dynasty(china)Ends
Emperor Gaozu of Han moves the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an -
581
Sui Dynasty(china) Begins
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618
Sui Dynasty(china) Ends
They built The Great Wall of China -
618
Tang Dynasty(china) Begins
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660
Baekje Dynasty(korea) Ends
The three kingdoms occupied the entire Korean Peninsula and roughly half of Manchuria, located in present-day China and Russia. -
688
Goguryeo Dynasty(korea) Ends
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698
Barhae Dynasty(korea) begins
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710
Nara and HIean Preiod(japan) begins
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907
Tang Dynasty(china) Ends
During the Tang rule China experienced a time of peace and prosperity that made it one of the most powerful nations in the world. -
918
Goryeo Dynasty(korea) Begins
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926
Barhae Dynasty(korea) Ends
Balhae was a multi-ethnic kingdom in Manchuria, Korean peninsula and Russian Far East. Balhae was established by refugees from the fallen Korean kingdom of Goguryeo and Tungusic Mohe tribes in 698. -
935
Silla Dynasty(korea) Ends
Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of Korea. -
960
Song Dynasty(china) Begins
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1192
Kamakura Period(japan) Begins
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1192
Nara and Hiean Preiod(japan) Ends
Nara and Heian Periods (710 - 1185) ... The monasteries quickly gained such strong political influence that, in order to protect the position of the emperor and central government, the capital was moved to Nagaoka in 784, and finally to Heian (Kyoto) in 794 where it would remain for over one thousand years. -
1279
Song Dynasty(china)Ends
With a prosperous economy and radiant culture, this period was considered as another period of 'golden age' after the glorious Tang Dynasty. -
1279
Yuan(Mongol) Dynasty Begins
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1333
Kamakura Period(japan) Ends
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1333
Muromachi Period(japan) Begins
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1368
Yuan(Mongol) Dynasty Ends
The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan, was the empire or ruling dynasty of China established by Kublai Khan, leader of the Mongolian Aborigine clan. -
1368
Ming Dynasty(china) Begins
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1392
Joseon Dynasty(korea) Begins
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1392
Goguryeo Dynasty(korea) Ends
Goryeo period was a Korean kingdom founded in 918. -
1573
Muromachi Period(japan) End
The uniquely Japanese arts of the tea ceremony, flower arranging, and nō drama were developed, while the Sung style of ink painting (sumi) reached its height. -
1573
Azuchi-Momoyan Period(japan) Begins
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Edo Period(japan) Begins
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Azuchi-Momoyan Period(japan) Begins
The era lasts until the coming to power of Tokugawa Ieyasu after his victory over supporters of the Toyotomi clan at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. ... The name of this period is taken from two castles: Nobunaga's Azuchi Castle. -
Ming Dynasty(china) Ends
Known for its trade expansion to the outside world that established cultural ties with the West, the Ming Dynasty is also remembered for its drama, literature and world-renowned porcelain. -
Qing Dynasty(china) Begins
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Mejii Period(japan) Begins
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Edo Period(japan) Ends
The final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. -
Joseon Dynasty(korea) Ends
Joseon Dynasty was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries, from July 1392 to October 1897. -
Qing Dynasty(china) Ends
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China. -
Taishu and Early Showa Period(japan) Ends
During the era of the weak Emperor Taisho (1912-26), the political power shifted from the oligarchic clique (genro) to the parliament and the democratic parties. -
Taishu and Early Showa Period(japan) Begins
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Mejii Period(japan) Ends
The Meiji Era or Meiji Period was a time of incredible transformation in Japanese society.
