A Chronological Table of Chinese History
Xia c. 2070 - 1600 BC
Shang (Yin) c. 1600 - 1066 BC
Zhou
Western Zhou c. 1066 - 771 BC
Eastern Zhou 770- 256 BC
Spring and Autumn Period 770 - 476 BC
Warring States Period 476- 221 BC
Qin 221 - 206 BC
Hah
Western Han 206 BC- AD 23
Eastern Hah 25 - 220
Three Kingdoms
Wei 220- 265
Sbu 221 - 263
Wu 222 - 280
Western Jin 265 - 3'16
Eastern Jin 317 - 420
Sixteen States 304 - 439
Southern and Northern Dynasties
Southern Dynasties
Song 420 - 479
Qi 479 - 502
Liang 502- 557
Chen 557- 589
Northern Dynasties
Northern Wei 386- 534
Eastern Wei 534- 550
Northern Qi 550- 577
Western Wei 535- 557
Northern Zhou 557- 581
Sui 581- 618
Tang 618- 907
Five Dynasties and Ten States
Liang 907- 923
Tang 923- 936
Jin 936- 946
Han 947- 950
Zhou 951- 960
Ten States 902- 979
Song
Northern Song 960- 1127
Southern Song 1127- 1279
Liao 907 - 1125
Western Xia 1032 - 1227
Jin 1115 - 1234
Yuan 1279 - 1368
Ming 1368 - 1644
Qing 1644 - 1911
Republic of China 1912- 1949