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Table of the Chinese Dynasties

Mythical 2697-2206 BC Legendary

Hsia
Shang
(Yin)

2205-1766 BC
1783-1122 BC
With the Chou, known as the "San Tai" or "Three Dynasties".
Chou 1122-222 BC The classic period; Ch'un Ch'iu period 722-481; Chan Kuo period 403-221.
Chin 221-206 BC China reunified.
Han 206 BC - AD 219 "Eastern Han" (from AD 25)
Wei 220-264 "The Three Kingdoms" (Wei, Wu and Shu) from AD 200
Ch'in 265-419 Eastern Ch'in from 317. Barbarian kingdoms in North China 304-439.
NORTH
& SOUTH
  With the Wu and Eastern Chin, known as the "Six Dynasties of the southern culture.
Sung 420-478  
Ch'i 479-501  
Liang 502-556  
Ch'en 557- 588  
Sui 589-617 China reunified.
T'ang 618-906 The Apogee: T'ang Dynasty
WU TAI or "Five Dynasties  
Liang 907-922  
T'ang 923-935  
Chin 936-946  
Han 947-950  
Chou 951-959  
Sung 960-1280 "Southern Sung" from 1127 with Northern China under Manchus and Mongols.
Yuan 1280-1368 Mongolian rule.
Ming 1368-1643 Chinese rule restored.
  1368-1398 Hung-Wu
  1399-1402 Chien Wen
  1403-1424 Yung-Lo
  1425- Hung-Hsi
  1426-1435 Hsuan-Te
  1436-1449 Cheng-Tung
  1450-1457 Ching Tai
  1457-1464 Tien Shun
  1465-1487 Cheng-Hua
  1488-1505 Hung-Chih
  1506-1521 Cheng-Te
  1522-1566 Chia-Ching
  1573-1620 Wan-Li
  1620- Tai-Chang
  1621-1627 Tien-Chi
  1628-1644 Chung-Chen
     
Ch'ing 1644-1911 Manchurian rule
  1644-1661 Shun-Chih
  1662-1722 K'ang-Hsi
  1723-1735 Yung-Cheng
  1736-1795 Chien Lung
  1796-1821 Chia Ch'ing
  1821-1850 Tao-Kuang
  1851-1861 Hsien-Feng
  1862-1873 Tung-Chih
  1875-1908 Kuang-Hsu
  1908-1949 Hsuan-Tung
Republic
of China
1912-1949  
People's
Republic
of China
1949 -  


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