Timeline of Chinese History

Ancient
(pre-history – 771 BC)
Xia (ca. 2000-1500 BC)
Shang (1700-1027 BC)
Western Zhou (1027-771 BC)
Classical
(770 BC – AD 220)
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Qin (221-207 BC)
Western Han (206 BC-AD 24)
Eastern Han (AD 25-220)
Medieval
(AD 220-960)
Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280)
Western Jin (AD 265-316)
Eastern Jin (AD 317-420)
Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 420-588)
Sui (AD 581-617)
Tang (AD 618-907)
Five Dynasties (AD 907-960)
Early Modern
(AD 960-1911)
Song (AD 960-1279)
Yuan (AD 1279-1368)
Ming (AD 1368-1644)
Qing (AD 1644-1911)
Modern
(AD 1911- present)
Republic of China (AD 1911-1949)
People’s Republic of China (AD 1949-present)
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