A Bridf Chronology of China
| Appendix: A Brief Chronology of China | |||||||
| Paleolithic Period | c. 1.7 million-10,000 years ago | ||||||
| Neolithic Age | c.10,000-4,000 years ago | ||||||
| Xia Dynasty | 2070-1600 B.C. | ||||||
| Shang Dynasty | 1600-1046 B.C. | ||||||
| Western Zhou Dynasty | 1046-771 B.C. | ||||||
| Spring and Autumn Period | 770-476 B.C. | ||||||
| Warring States Period | 475-221 B.C. | ||||||
| Qin Dynasty | 221-206 B.C. | ||||||
| Western Han Dynasty | 206 B.C.-A.D. 25 | ||||||
| Eastern Han Dynasty | 25-220 | ||||||
| Three Kingdoms | 220-280 | ||||||
| Western Jin Dynasty | 265-317 | ||||||
| Eastern Jin Dynasty | 317-420 | ||||||
| Northern and Southern Dynasty | 420-589 | ||||||
| Sui Dynasty | 581-618 | ||||||
| Tang Dynasty | 618-907 | ||||||
| Five Dynasty | 907-960 | ||||||
| Northern Song Dynasty | 420-589 | ||||||
| Southern Song Dynasty | 1127-1279 | ||||||
| Liao Dynasty | 907-1125 | ||||||
| Jin Dynasty | 1115-1234 | ||||||
| Yuan Dynasty | 1271-1368 | ||||||
| Ming Dynasty | 1368-1644 | ||||||
| Qing Dynasty | 1644-1911 | ||||||
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