SIMPLIFIED CHRONOLOGY OF CHINESE DYNASTIES WITH SELECTED REIGN PERIODS
DYNASTY | DATES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
Shang | ca. 1600–1046 BCE | Earliest dynasty with archaeological evidence |
Zhou | 1046–256 BCE | |
Qin | 221–206 BCE | First unified imperial dynasty |
Han | 206 BCE–220 CE | Former Han (206 BCE–9 CE) and Later Han (25–220 CE) |
Three Kingdoms | 220–80 | Also known as the Six Dynasties Period (220–589) |
Jin | 265–420 | |
Southern and Northern Dynasties | 420–589 | |
Sui | 581–618 | |
Tang | 618–907 | |
Song | 960–1279 | Northern Song (960–1127) and Southern Song (1127–1279) |
Yuan | 1271–1368 | Mongol empire |
Ming | 1368–1644 | |
Hongwu | 1368–98 | |
Yongle | 1403–24 | |
Xuande | 1426–35 | |
Zhengtong | 1436–49 | |
Chenghua | 1465–87 | |
Hongzhi | 1488–1505 | |
Zhengde | 1506–21 | |
Jiajing | 1522–66 | |
Longqing | 1567–72 | |
Wanli | 1573–1620 | |
Chongzheng | 1628–44 | |
Qing | 1644–1911 | Manchu dynasty |
Shunzhi | 1644–61 | |
Kangxi | 1662–1722 | |
Yongzheng | 1723–35 | |
Qianlong | 1736–95 | |
Jiaqing | 1796–1820 | |
Daoguang | 1821–50 | |
Xianfeng | 1851–61 | |
Tongzhi | 1862–74 | |
Guangxu | 1875–1908 | |
Xuantong | 1909–11 |