Dynasties of Asia

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  • 2205 BCE

    Xia Dynasty China

    Xia Dynasty China
    The Chinese learn how to make bronze
  • 1912 BCE

    Taisho and Early Showa Period China

    Taisho and Early Showa Period China
    The military established almost complete control over the government.
  • 1573 BCE

    Azuchi Momoyama Period Japan

    Azuchi Momoyama Period Japan
    Oda Nobunaga achieved control over the province of Owari in 1559. He succeeded in capturing the capital in 1568.
  • 1570 BCE

    Shang Dynasty China

    Shang Dynasty China
    Cast Iron is invented
  • 1338 BCE

    Muromachi Period Japan

    Muromachi Period Japan
    Ashikaga Takauji, once fighting for the emperor, now challenged the imperial court and succeeded in capturing Kyoto in 1336.
  • 1312 BCE

    Josean Dynasty Korea

    Josean Dynasty Korea
    Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Chinese Confucian ideals.
  • 1279 BCE

    Yuan Dynasty China

    Yuan Dynasty China
    Kublai Khan establishes the Yuan Dynasty.
  • 1192 BCE

    Kamakura Period Japan

    Kamakura Period Japan
    Minamoto Yoritomo established a new military government, the Kamakura Bakufu, in Kamakura.
  • 1045 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty China

    Zhou Dynasty China
    Philosopher Confucious is born
  • 1041 BCE

    Song Dynasty China

    Song Dynasty China
    Moveable type for printing is invented
  • 918 BCE

    Goryeo Dynasty Korea

    Goryeo Dynasty Korea
    Goryeo peacefully annexed Later Silla in 935 and militarily conquered Later Baekje in 936.
  • 868 BCE

    Tang Dynasty China

    Tang Dynasty China
    Wood block printing is first used in China
  • 710 BCE

    Early Japan

    Early Japan
    Inhabitants of the Japanese islands were gatherers, fishers and hunters.
  • 710 BCE

    Nara and Heian Periods Japan

    Nara and Heian Periods Japan
    The first permanent Japanese capital was established in Nara
  • 697 BCE

    Parhae Dynasty Korea

    Parhae Dynasty Korea
    Parhae’s government administration was modeled after the Tang bureaucracy, and the two states were close allies.
  • 589 BCE

    Sui Dynasty China

    Sui Dynasty China
    Grand Canal is completed.
  • 221 BCE

    Qin Dynasty China

    Qin Dynasty China
    Great wall of China is built
  • 207 BCE

    Han Dynasty China

    Han Dynasty China
    Gaozu, establishes the Chinese Civil Service to help run the government.
  • 57 BCE

    Silla Dynasty China

    Silla Dynasty China
    Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
  • 37 BCE

    Goguryeo Dynasty Korea

    Goguryeo Dynasty Korea
    Goguryeo controlled most of the Korean peninsula.
  • 18 BCE

    Baekje Dynasty Korea

    Baekje Dynasty Korea
    Controlled most of the western Korean peninsula.
  • Jan 1, 1405

    Ming Dynasty China

    Ming Dynasty China
    Zheng He begins his first journey to India and Africa.

  • Edo Period Japan

    Edo Period Japan
    In the battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Ieyasu defeated the Hideyori loyalists and other Western rivals.

  • Meiji Period Japan

    Meiji Period Japan
    The Japanese were forced to sign unequal treaties with Western powers.

  • Qing Dynasty China

    Qing Dynasty China
    The Qing Dynasty comes to an end with the Xinhai Revolution