Chinese Dynasties

 

This reference list provides a historical framework for China’s wars.

 

 

   

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Xia Dynasty

  22-17th c. BC

 

2070-1600 BC

 

2207-1766 BC

 

Shang Dynasty

17 c.-1122 BC

 

1600-1046 BC

 

1765-1122 BC

Western Zhou

1134 - 771 BC

 

1046 - 771 BC

 

1121 - 771 BC

 

Eastern Zhou

770-256 BC

 

770-249 BC

 

Spring & Autumn

722-481 BC

 

770-476 BC

 

Warring States

403-221 BC

 

476-221 BC

 

Qin Statelet

900s?-221 BC

 

  

Qin Dynasty

221-206 BC

 

248-207 BC

 

  

Western Han

206 BC-23 AD

Xin (New)

9-23 AD

 

  

Western Han

23-25 AD

 

 

Eastern Han

25-220

Three Kingdoms

Wei 220-265

Three Kingdoms

Shu 221-263

Three Kingdoms

Wu 222-280

 

Western Jinn

265-316

 

Eastern Jinn

317-420

16 Nations

304-420

Cheng Han

Di 301-347

Hun Han (Zhao)

Hun 304-329 ss

Anterior Liang

Chinese 317-376

Posterior Zhao

Jiehu 319-352 ss

Anterior Qin

Di 351-394 ss

Anterior Yan

Xianbei 337-370

Posterior Yan

Xianbei 384-409

Posterior Qin

Qiang 384-417 ss

Western Qin ss

Xianbei 385-431

Posterior Liang

Di 386-403

Southern Liang

Xianbei 397-414

Northern Liang

Hun 397-439

Southern Yan

Xianbei 398-410

Western Liang

Chinese 400-421

Hunnic Xia

Hun 407-431 ss

Northern Yan

Chinese 409-436

 

 

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North Dynasties

386-581

Northern Wei

386-534

Eastern Wei

534-550

Western Wei

535-557

Northern Qi

550-577

Northern Zhou

557-581

 

South Dynasties

420-589

Liu Song

420-479

Southern Qi

479-502

Liang

502-557

Chen

557-589

 

Sui Dynasty

581-618

 

Tang Dynasty

618-690

Wu Zhou

690-705

Tang Dynasty

705-907

 


 

Five Dynasties

907-960

Posterior Liang

907-923

Posterior Tang

923-936

Posterior Jinn

936-946

Posterior Han

947-950

Posterior Zhou

951-960

10 Kingdoms

902-979

Wu

902-937 Nanking

Shu

907-925 Sichuan

Nan-Ping

907-963 Hubei

Wu-Yue

907-978 Zhejiang

Min

907-946 Fukien

Southern Han

907-971 Canton

Chu

927-956 Hunan

Later Shu

934-965 Sichuan

Southern Tang

937-975 Nanking

Northern Han

951-979 Shanxi

 

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Khitan Liao

907-1125

 

Northern Song

960-1127

Southern Song

1127-1279

Western Xia

1032-1227

Jurchen Jin (Gold)

1115-1234

 

Mongol Yuan

                1279-1368

Ming Dynasty

1368-1644

 

Manchu Qing

1644-1912

 

R.O.C.

1912-1949

R.O.C.

 

Taiwan

1949-present

P.R.C.

1949-present