| Xia
Dynasty |
2200
- 1700 BC |
| Shang
Dynasty |
1700
- 1100 BC |
Zhou
Dynasty
- Western Zhou
- Eastern Zhou
- Spring & Autumn Period
- Warring States Period |
1100
- 221 BC
1100 - 771
770 - 221
722 - 481
453 - 221 |
| Qin
Dynasty |
221
- 207 BC |
Han
Dynasty
- Former Han
- Later Han |
206
BC - AD 220 206 BC - AD 24
25 - 220 |
Three
Kingdoms Period
- Wei
- Shu Han
- Wu |
220
- 280
220 - 265
221 - 263
222 - 280 |
Jin
Dynasty
- Western Jin
- Eastern Jin |
265
- 420
265 - 316
317 - 420 |
|
Southern
& Northern Dynasties
- Southern
Song
Qi
Liang
Chen
|
386
- 581
420 - 589
420 - 479
479 - 502
502 - 557
557 - 589 |
Northern
- Northern Wei
- Eastern Wei
- Western Wei
- Northern Qi
- Northern Zhou |
386
- 581
386 - 534
534 - 577
535 - 556
550 - 557
557 - 581
|
| Sui
Dynasty |
589
- 618 |
| Tang
Dynasty |
618
- 907 |
Five
Dynasties
- Later Liang
- Later Tang
- Later Jin
- Later Han
- Later Zhou |
907
- 960
907 - 923
923 - 936
936 - 946
947 - 950
951 - 960 |
| Liao
Dynasty |
916
- 1125 |
Song
Dynasty
- Northern Song
- Southern Song |
960
- 1279
960 - 1126
1127 - 1279 |
| Western
Xia Dynasty |
1038
- 1227 |
| Jin
Dynasty |
1115
- 1234 |
| Yuan
(Mongol) Dynasty |
1271
- 1368 |
| Ming |
1368
- 1644 |
| Qing
(Manchu) Dynasty |
1644
- 1911 |
| Republic
of China |
1911
- 1949 |
| People's
Republic of China |
1949
- present |
