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History

Chinese Dynasties    

Xia  夏

21st-16th Century B.C.

Shang 商

16th-11th Century B.C

Western Zhou 西周

11th Century-771 B.C.

Eastern Zhou 东周

770-221 B.C

    Spring & Autumn Period  春秋

770-475 B.C

    Warring States Period  战国

475-221 B.C

Qin 秦

221-206 B.C

Han 汉

206 B.C-220 A.D

    Western Han

206 B.C-220 A.D.

    Eastern Han

24-220 A.D.

Three Kingdoms

220-280 A.D.

    Wei 魏

220-265 A.D.

    Shu 蜀

221-265 A.D.

    Wu 吴

221-280 A.D.

Jin 晋

265-420 A.D.

    Western Jin 西晋

265-316 A.D.

    Eastern Jin 东晋

317-420 A.D.

Southern & Northern Dynasties

420-589 A.D.

 Southern Dynasty 南朝

420-589 A.D.

    Song

420-479 A.D.

    Qi 齐

479-520 A.D.

    Liang 梁

502-557 A.D.

    Chen 陈

557-589 A.D.

 Northern Dynasty 北朝

386-581 A.D.

    Northern Wei

386-534 A.D.

    Eastern Wei

534-550 A.D.

    Western Wei 西魏

535-556 A.D.

    Northern Qi 北齐

550-557 A.D.

    Northern Zhou 北周

557-581 A.D.

Sui 隋

581-618 A.D.

Tang 唐

618-907 A.D.

Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms 五代十国

907-979 A.D.

   Five Dynasties

907-960 A.D.

   Later Liang

907-923 A.D.

   Later Tang

923-936 A.D.

   LaterJin

936-946 A.D.

   Later Han后汉

947-950 A.D.

   Later Zhou后周

951-960 A.D.

   Ten Kingdoms十国

902-979 A.D.

   Former Shu前蜀

907-925 A.D.

   Hou Shu后蜀

934-965 A.D.

   Wu Yue吴越

907-978 A.D.

   Min 闽

909-945 A.D.

   Chu 楚

927-951 A.D.

   Wu吴

902-937 A.D.

   Jin Nan 荆南

924-963 A.D.

   Southern Han 南汉

917-971 A.D.

   Southern Tang 南唐

937-975 A.D.

   Northern Han 北汉

951-979 A.D.

Northern Song 北宋

960-1279 A.D.

Liao 辽

916-1125 A.D.

Southern Song 南宋

1127-1279 A.D.

Western Xia 西夏

1038-1227 A.D.

Jin 金

1115-1234 A.D.

Yuan 元

1271-1368 A.D.

Ming 明

1368-1644 A.D.

Qing 清

1644-1911 A.D.

Reign Periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties:

Ming 明

1368-1644

Hongwu 洪武

1368-1398

Jianwen 建文

1399-1402

Yongle 永乐

1403-1424

Hongxi 洪熙

1425

Xuande宣德

1426-1435

Zhengtong 正统

1436-1449

Jingtai 景泰

1450-1456

Tianshun天顺

1457-1464

Chenghua 成化

1465-1487

Hongzhi 弘治

1488-1505

Zhengde 正德

1506-1521

Jiajing 嘉靖

1522-1566

Longqing 隆庆

1567-1572

Wanli 万历

1573-1620

Taichang 泰昌

1620-(29 days)

Tianqi 天启

1621-1627

Chongzhen 崇祯

1628-1644

Qing 清

1644-1911

Shunzhi 顺治

1644-1661

Kangxi 康熙

1662-1722

Yongzheng雍正

1723-1735

Qianlong 乾隆

1736-1795

Jiaqing 嘉庆

1796-1820

Daoguang 道光

1821-1850

Xianfeng 咸丰

1851-1861

Tongzhi 同治

1862-1874

Guangxu 光绪

1875-1908

Xuantong宣统

1909-1911

China’s only Empress

 

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