Chronology of Chinese Dynasties

Xia ca. 2100–ca. 1600 B.C.E.

Shang (Yin) ca. 1600–ca. 1028 B.C.E.

Zhou ca. 1027–256 B.C.E.

Western Zhou ca. 1027–771 B.C.E.

Eastern Zhou 770–256 B.C.E.

Spring and Autumn 770–476 B.C.E.

Warring States 475–221 B.C.E.

Qin 221–207 B.C.E.

Han 206 B.C.E.–C.E. 220

Western Han 206 B.C.E.–C.E. 8

Xin 9–25

Eastern Han 25–220

Three Kingdoms 220–265

Wei 220–265

Shu 221–263

Wu 222–280

Six Dynasties (Wu, Eastern Jin, Former Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, and Southern Chen) 222–589

Jin 265–420

Western Jin 265–316

Eastern Jin 317–420

Southern and Northern

Dynasties 420–589

Southern Dynasties

Former Song 420–479

Southern Qi 479–502

Southern Liang 502–557

Southern Chen 557–589

Northern Dynasties

Northern Wei 386–534

Eastern Wei 534–550

Western Wei 535–556

Northern Qi 550–577

Northern Zhou 557–581

Sui 581–618

Tang 618–907

Five Dynasties and Ten

Kingdoms 907–979

Five Dynasties

Later Liang 907–923

Later Tang 923–936

Later Jin 936–946

Later Han 947–950

Later Zhou 951–960

Ten Kingdoms 907–979

Liao (Khitan) 916–1125

Song 960–1279

Northern Song 960–1126

Southern Song 1127–1279

Xixia (Tangut) 1038–1227

Jin (Jurchen) 1115–1234

Yuan (Mongol) 1260–1368

Ming 1368–1644

Qing (Manchu) 1644–1911