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A Brief Chinese Chronology

  dynasty date

  xia c.21st-16th century b.c.

  shang c.16th-11th century b.c.

  western zhou c.11th century b.c.-770 b.c.

  eastern zhou (spring and autumn and warring states periods) 770-221 b.c.

  qin 221-207 b.c.

  western han 206 b.c.-a.d. 24

  eastern han 25-220

  three kingdoms (wei, shu and wu) 220-265

  western jin 265-316

  eastern jin 317-420

  southern and northern dynasty 420-589

  sui 581-618

  tang 618-907

  five dynasties 907-960

  northern song 960-1127

  southern song 1127-1279

  yuan 1271-1368

  ming 1368-1644

  qing 1644-1911

  republic of china 1912-1949

  people's republic of china 1949-