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  • 2200 BCE

    Xia Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Xia Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The Xia Dynasty was established by Yu the Great after being given the throne by Shun, the last of the Five Emperors which included Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, and Emperor Shun.
  • 1766 BCE

    Shang Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Shang Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    One of the most famous kings of the Shang was Wu Ding who ruled for 58 years.
  • 1045 BCE

    Zhou Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Zhou Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The Zhou Dynasty was came into power in 1045 BC after King Wu defeated the emperor of the ruling Shang dynasty in the Battle of Muye. It lasted for 790 years, till 256 BC, making it the longest reigning dynasty in the history of China.
  • 221 BCE

    Qin Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Qin Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    Qin dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China. Their reign lasted only 15 years.
  • 206 BCE

    Han Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Han Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The biggest products in the Han economy were iron, salt, copper work, and silk.The Silk Road was established during the Han Dynasty.
  • 57 BCE

    Silla Korean Dynasty Ruled

    Silla Korean Dynasty Ruled
    Silla was one of the kingdoms of ancient Korea. It existed from 57 BC to 935 and is famous as the longest sustained country in Korean history. The name, Silla, implies that the virtuous achievements of the king are renewed every day and extended all over the world.
  • 37 BCE

    Goguryeo Korean Dynasty Ruled

    Goguryeo Korean Dynasty Ruled
    Goguryeo (Koguryo) was the kingdom which ruled northern Korea during the Three Kingdoms period from the 1st century BCE to 7th century CE. Goguryeo was in constant rivalry with the smaller Baekje (Paekche) and Silla kingdoms, as well as the contemporary Gaya (Kaya) confederation and regional heavyweight China.
  • 18 BCE

    Baekje Korean Dynasty Ruled

    Baekje Korean Dynasty Ruled
    Baekje was ancient kingdom on the Korean Peninsula from 18 BCE to 660 CE. Baekje was also called Nam Buyeo. According to the Samguk Sagi, a historical record published in ancient Korea, Baekje was founded by Onjo at Wirye-sung (the present-day Han River area in Seoul).
  • 581

    Sui Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Sui Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The Sui Dynasty was able to unite China after a long period of division. From 581 to 618 AD Emperor Wen ruled the Sui Dynasty. In 581 Emperor Wen (then only a member of the ruling Northern Zhou clan), had approximately 60 relatives killed, establishing him as the emperor.
  • Jan 1, 618

    Tang Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Tang Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    Emperor Taizong was the greatest emperor of the Tang.The reign of Tang Dynasty was interrupted by Empress Wu of Zhou.An-Shi Rebellion devastated the Tang Dynasty and ended its golden period.Tang's 274 year reign was brought to an end in 907 by Zhu Wen.
  • Jan 1, 698

    Parhae Korean Dynasty Ruled

    Parhae Korean Dynasty Ruled
    The Balhae (Parhae) kingdom in Manchuria (698-926 CE) was an important regional power which interacted both peacefully and otherwise with its neighbours the Unified Silla Kingdom of Korea and Tang China. The latter was a strong cultural influence, and Japan, too, was a staunch ally.
  • Jan 1, 710

    Nara and Heian Periods Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Nara and Heian Periods Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    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.
  • Jan 1, 918

    Goryeo Korean Dynasty Ruled

    Goryeo Korean Dynasty Ruled
    The Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) was a period of intense religious fervor. Its people—from the rulers to their lowest subjects—were ardent believers in Buddhism. This dynasty had a unique beginning. Its founder, Wang Geon (reigned 918–943), embraced his former rivals and brought them into the fold of his new dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 960

    Song Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Song Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The capital city of the Southern Song was Hangzhou.It was during the Song dynasty that the foot-binding among women became a widespread custom.One of the most legendary fighters and generals of Ancient China, Yue Fei, lived during this time.
  • Jan 1, 1192

    Kamakura Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Kamakura Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    The period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. It was named for the city where Minamoto Yoritomo set up the headquarters of his military government, commonly known as the Kamakura shogunate.
  • Jan 1, 1279

    Yuan Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Yuan Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The Yuan Empire was founded by an illiterate nomad named Genghis Khan. The Mongols' campaign to create the Yuan Empire lasted 70 years!Three million people extended the Grand Canal to Beijing! Kublai's empire was the first to use paper money as the main currency.
  • Jan 1, 1338

    Muromachi Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Muromachi Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    The years of the Ashikaga shogunate are called the Muromachi period. The name comes from the district of Kyoto in which this series of shoguns had an official home. This home was also known as the Muromachi Palace (室町殿 Muromachi-dono) or Flower Palace (花の御所 Hana no Gosho).
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Ming Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Ming Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    Ming dynasty was established in 1368 after it overthrew Mongol Yuan dynasty. Ming dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang or Hongwu Emperor.The capital of Ming was changed from Nanjing to Beijing by the Yongle Emperor. Yongle Emperor is considered the greatest emperor of Ming.
  • Jan 1, 1392

    Joseon Korean Dynasty Ruled

    Joseon Korean Dynasty Ruled
    Joseon was the last dynasty of Korea and its longest-ruling Confucian dynasty. During its reign, Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Chinese Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society. NeoConfucianism was installed as the new dynasty's state ideology.
  • Jan 1, 1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    The Azuchi-Momoyama Period was a brief period at the end of the Warring States Era when Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order on the nation in the aftermath of the crumbling of the Ashikaga shogunate.

  • Edo Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Edo Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    Tokugawa period, also called Edo period, (1603–1867), 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.

  • Qing Chinese Dynasty Ruled

    Qing Chinese Dynasty Ruled
    The Kangxi Emperor ruled for 61 years, the longest rule of any Chinese Emperor.The Qing required that all men cut their hair in a queue hairstyle with the hair shaved off at the front of the head and the rest of the hair tied into a long ponytail.

  • Meiji Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Meiji Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    Meiji Restoration, in Japanese history, the political revolution in 1868 that brought about the final demise of the Tokugawa shogunate (military government)—thus ending the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867)—and, at least nominally, returned control of the country to direct imperial rule under Mutsuhito.

  • Taisho and Early Showa Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled

    Taisho and Early Showa Period Japanese Dynasty Ruled
    Taishō period, (1912–26) period in Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Taishō emperor, Yoshihito (1879–1926). It followed the Meiji period and represented a continuation of Japan's rise on the international scene .