Guide to Dynasty
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| ca. 2000-1500 B.C. | Xia |
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| 1700-1027 B.C. | Shang |
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| 1027-771 B.C. | Western Zhou |
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| 770-221 B.C. | Eastern Zhou |
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| 770-476 B.C. -- Spring and Autumn period |
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| 475-221 B.C. -- Warring States period |
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| 221-207 B.C. | Qin |
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| 206 B.C.-A.D. 9 | Western Han |
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| A.D. 9-24 | Xin (Wang Mang interregnum) |
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| A.D. 25-220 | Eastern Han |
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| A.D. 220-280 | Three Kingdoms |
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| 220-265 -- Wei |
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| 221-263 -- Shu |
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| 229-280 -- Wu |
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| A.D. 265-316 | Western Jin |
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| A.D. 317-420 | Eastern Jin |
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| A.D. 420-588 | Southern and Northern Dynasties |
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| 420-588 | Southern Dynasties |
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| 420-478 -- Song |
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| 479-501 -- Qi |
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| 502-556 -- Liang |
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| 557-588 -- Chen |
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| 386-588 | Northern Dynasties |
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| 386-533 -- Northern Wei |
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| 534-549 -- Eastern Wei |
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| 535-557 -- Western Wei |
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| 550-577 -- Northern Qi |
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| 557-588 -- Northern Zhou |
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| A.D. 581-617 | Sui |
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| A.D. 618-907 | Tang |
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| A.D. 907-960 | Five Dynasties |
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| 907-923 -- Later Liang |
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| 923-936 -- Later Tang |
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| 936-946 -- Later Jin |
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| 947-950 -- Later Han |
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| 951-960 -- Later Zhou |
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| A.D. 907-979 | Ten Kingdoms |
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| A.D. 960-1279 | Song |
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| 960-1127 -- Northern Song |
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| 1127-1279 -- Southern Song |
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| A.D. 916-1125 | Liao |
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| A.D. 1038-1227 | Western Xia |
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| A.D. 1115-1234 | Jin |
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| A.D. 1279-1368 | Yuan |
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| A.D. 1368-1644 | Ming |
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| A.D. 1644-1911 | Qing |
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| A.D. 1911-1949 | Republic of China |
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| A.D. 1949- | People's Republic of China |
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