Chronology of Chinese Dynasties and Periods

NEOLITHIC
SHANG
WESTERN CHOU
SPRING/AUTUMN ANNALS
WARRING STATES
CH'IN
WESTERN HAN
HSIN
EASTERN HAN
THREE KINGDOMS AND WESTERN CHIN
EASTERN CHIN AND FIVE PRINCIPALITIES
NAN-PEI-CH'AO I
NAN-PEI-CH'AO II
SUI
T' ANG
FIVE DYNASTIES
LIAO
SUNG
Northern Sung
Southern Sung
CHIN ju-chen or Golden Tartars
YUAN (Mongols)
MING
CH'ING
REPUBLIC

8th or 7th millennium B.C.-18th/16th century B.C.
18th/16th century B.C.- 1028 B.C.
1027-771 B.C.
722-481 B.C.
481-221 B.C.
221-206 B.C.
206 B.C.-12 A.D.
12-23 A.D.
25-221 A.D.
219-316 A.D.
317-419 A.D.
420-500 A.D.
501-580 A.D.
581--618 A.D.
618-906 A.D.
907-960 A.D.
907-1125 A.D.
960-1279 A.D.
960-1127 A.D.
1128-1279 A.D.
1115-1234 A.D.
1260-1368 A.D.
1368-1644 A.D.
1644-1912 A.D.
1912 A.D.