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| Chronology of Chinese Dynasties |
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There is some disagreement among historians over the exact time periods of the Chinese dynasties. The following is a reasonably cohesive and comprehensive list:
Xia Dynasty: c. 2200 B.C. - c. 750 B.C. Shang Dynasty: c.1750 B.C. - c.1066 B.C. Zhou Dynasty: Western Zhou: 1066 B.C. - 771 B.C. Eastern Zhou, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States: 770 B.C. - 221 B.C. Qin Dynasty: 771 B.C. - 206 B.C. Han Dynasty: Western Han: 206 B.C. - 23 Eastern Han: 25 - 220 Three Kingdoms: Wei: 220 - 265 Shu Han: 221 - 263 Wu: 222 - 280 Western Jin: 265 - 316 Eastern Jin: 317 - 420 Sixteen Kingdoms: 304 - 420 Southern and Northern Dynasty: Southern Dynasty: 420 - 589 Northern Dynasty: 386 - 581 Sui Dynasty: 581 - 618 Tang Dynasty: 618 - 907 Five Dynasties: 907 - 979 Song Dynasty: Northern Song: 960 - 1127 Southern Song: 1127 - 1279 Liao Dynasty: 907 - 1125 Western Xia Dynasty: 1032 - 1227 Jin Dynasty: 1115 - 1234 Yuan Dynasty: 1279 - 1368 Ming Dynasty: 1368 - 1644 Qing Dynasty: 1644 - 1911 Republican China: 1911 - 1949 People's Republic of China: 1949 - present |
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