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CHRONOLOGY OF DYNASTIES AND HISTORICAL PERIODS
Xia | high antiquity |
Shang | c. 1600–c.1045 BCE |
Zhou | c. 1045–256 BCE |
Western Zhou | c. 1045–771 BCE |
Eastern Zhou | 771–256 BCE |
Spring and Autumn Era | 771–403 BCE |
Warring States Era | 403–221 BCE |
Qin | 221–206 BCE |
Han | 206 BCE–220 CE |
Era of Disunion | 220–581 |
Sui | 581–617 |
Tang | 618–907 |
Five Dynasties | 907–960 |
Song | 960–1279 |
Northern Song | 960–1127 |
Southern Song | 1127–1279 |
Jin | 1115–1234 |
Yuan | 1260–1368 |
Ming | 1368–1644 |
Qing | 1644–1911 |