- The Chinese Dynasties span almost 4,000 years, starting with the Xia in c.2,070 BCE and ending with the Qing in 1911.
List of Chinese Dynasties
- Xia (c.2070-1600 BCE)
- Shang (c.1600-1046 BCE)
- Zou (c.1050 – 256 BCE)
- Western Zou (c.1050-771 BCE)
- Eastern Zou (c.771-256 BCE)
- Spring and Autumn Period (771-c.476 BCE)
- Warring States Period (c.476-221 BCE)
- Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE)
- First Emperor after the Unification of China in 221 BCE.
- Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
- Three Kingdoms (220-280 CE)
- Jin (265-420 CE)
- Southern Dynasties (420-589 CE)
- Sui (581-618 CE)
- Tang (618-906 CE)
- Liao (907-1125 CE)
- Northern Song Dynasties (960-1127 CE)
- Later Jin (1115-1234 CE)
- Southern Song (1127-1279 CE)
- 5 dynasties and 10 kingdoms (907-960 CE)
- Song (960-1279 CE)
- Yuan (1279-1368 CE)
- Ming (1368-1644 CE)
- Qing (1644-1911 CE)
- Republic of China (1911-onwards)
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