Chinese Dynasties

ca. 2000-1500 B.C. Xia   
1700-1027 B.C. Shang   
1027-771 B.C. Western Zhou    
770-221 B.C. Eastern Zhou    
770-476 B.C. -- Spring and Autumn period   
475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period   
221-207 B.C. Qin   
206 B.C.-A.D. 9 Western Han    
A.D. 9-24 Xin (Wang Mang interregnum)   
A.D. 25-220 Eastern Han    
A.D. 220-280 Three Kingdoms   
220-265 -- Wei  
221-263 -- Shu  
229-280 -- Wu   
A.D. 265-316 Western Jin    
A.D. 317-420 Eastern Jin    
A.D. 420-588 Southern and Northern Dynasties     
420-588 Southern Dynasties    
420-478 -- Song  
479-501 -- Qi  
502-556 -- Liang  
557-588 -- Chen  
386-588 Northern Dynasties    
386-533 -- Northern Wei    
534-549 -- Eastern Wei    
535-557 -- Western Wei    
550-577 -- Northern Qi    
557-588 -- Northern Zhou    
A.D. 581-617 Sui   
A.D. 618-907 Tang   
A.D. 907-960 Five Dynasties  
907-923 -- Later Liang   
923-936 -- Later Tang   
936-946 -- Later Jin    
947-950 -- Later Han   
951-960 -- Later Zhou    
A.D. 907-979 Ten Kingdoms  
A.D. 960-1279 Sung   
960-1127 -- Northern Sung    
1127-1279 -- Southern Sung    
A.D. 916-1125 Liao   
A.D. 1038-1227 Western Xia    
A.D. 1115-1234 Jin   
A.D. 1279-1368 Yuan   
A.D. 1368-1644 Ming   
A.D. 1644-1911 Qing   
A.D. 1911-1949 Republic of China (in mainland China)  
A.D. 1949- Republic of China (in Taiwan) 
A.D. 1949- People's Republic of China