China, history/Timelines/Dynasties

This dynastic table/timeline of Chinese history has been adapted, modified and compacted into its present incarnation. It gives a brief but comprehensive overview of the dynasties of Chinese history.

Xia 夏			约前 21 时纪 - 约前 16 时纪
Shang 商			约前 16 时纪 - 约前 1066
Zhou 周	Western Zhou 西周		约前 1066 - 前 771
	Eastern Zhou 东周		前 770 - 256
	Spring & Autumn Period 春秋 时代		722 - 481
	Warring States 战国时代		403 - 221
Qin 秦			221-206
Han 汉	Western Han 西 汉		206 - 公元 23
	Eastern Han 东汉		25 - 220
3 Kingdoms 三国	Wei 魏		220 - 265
	Shu 蜀		221 - 263
	Wu 吴		222 - 280
Western Jin 西晋			265 - 316
Eastern Jin 东晋			317 - 420
16 States 十六国			304 - 439
Southern & Northern Kingdoms 南北朝	Southern Kingdoms 南朝	Song 宋	420 - 479
		Qi 齐	479 - 502
		Liang 梁	502 - 557
		Chen 陈	557 - 589
	Northern Kingdoms 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏	386 - 534
		Eastern Wei 东魏	534 - 550
		Northern Qi 北 齐	550 - 577
		Western Wei 西魏	535 - 557
		Northern Zhou 北周	557 - 581
Sui 随			581 - 618
Tang 唐			618 - 907
5 Dynasties & 10 States 五代十国	Later Liang 后梁		907 - 923
	Later Tang 后唐		923 - 936
	Later Jin 后晋		936 - 946
	Later Han 后 汉		947 - 950
	Later Zhou 后周		951 - 960
	10 States 十国		902 - 979
Song 宋	Northern Song 北宋		960 - 1127
	Southern Song 南宋		1127 - 1279
Liao (Khitan) 辽			907 - 1125
Western Xia (Tangut) 西夏			1032 - 1227
Jin (Jurchen) 金			1115 - 1234
Yuan (Mongol) 元			1279 - 1368
Ming 明			1368 - 1644
Qing (Manchu) 清			1644 - 1911
Nationalist Republic of China 中 华民国			1912 - 1949
People's Republic of China 中 华人民共和国			1949 -