Chinese Dynasties
| Period/Dynasty | Period | Site of capital |
|---|---|---|
Paleolithic |
1 700 000 - 10 000 BC |
- |
Neolithic |
10 000 - 4000 BC |
- |
Xia |
2200-1700 BC |
- |
Shang |
1700-1045 BC |
Anyang |
Zhou |
1045-221 BC 1045-771 BC 770-221 BC 770-475 BC 475-221 BC |
Hao (near Xi'an) Luoyang Luoyang |
Qin |
221-207 BC |
Xianyang (near Xi'an) |
Han - Western Han - Xin - Eastern Han |
206 BC - AD 220 206 BC - AD 9 AD 9-23 AD 25-220 |
Xi'an Xi'an Luoyang |
Three Kingdoms - Wei - Shu (Shu Han) - Wu |
AD 220-280 AD 220-265 AD 221-263 AD 229-280 |
Luoyang Chengdu Nanjing |
Jin - Western Jin - Eastern Jin |
AD 265-420 AD 265-317 AD 317-420 |
Luoyang Nanjing |
Southern & Northern Dynasties Southern Dynasties - Song - Qi - Liang - Chen Northern Dynasties - Northern Wei - Eastern Wei - Northern Qi - Western Wei - Northern Zhou |
AD 420-581 AD 420-479 AD 479-502 AD 502-557 AD 557-589 AD 386-534 AD 534-550 AD 550-577 AD 535-556 AD 557-581 |
|
Sui |
AD 581-618 |
Xi'an |
Tang |
AD 618-907 |
Xi'an |
Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms Five Dynasties - Later Liang - Later Tang - Later Jin - Later Han - Later Zhou Ten Kingdoms - Early Shu - Later Shu - Wu Yue - Min - Chu - Wu - Jing Nan (Nan Ping) - Southern Han - Southern Tang - Northern Han |
AD 907-979 AD 907-923 AD 923-936 AD 936-947 AD 947-950 AD 951-960 AD 907-925 AD 934-965 AD 907-978 AD 909-945 AD 927-951 AD 902-937 AD 924-963 AD 917-971 AD 937-975 AD 951-979 |
Kaifeng Luoyang Kaifeng Kaifeng Kaifeng Chengdu Chengdu Hangzhou Fuzhou Changsha Yangzhou, Nanjing Jiangling Guangzhou Nanjing Taiyuan |
Liao (Khitan) |
AD 907-1125 |
Liaoyang, Datong, Beijing |
Song - Northern Song - Southern Song |
AD 960-1279 AD 960-1127 AD 1127-1279 |
Kaifeng Hangzhou |
Western Xia |
AD 1038-1227 |
Yinchuang |
Jin (Jurchen) |
AD 1115-1234 |
Kaifeng, Beijing |
Yuan |
AD 1279-1368 |
Beijing |
Ming |
AD 1368-1644 |
Nanjing, Beijing |
Qing |
AD 1644-1911 |
Beijing |
Republic of China |
AD 1911-1949 |
Beijing, Nanjing |
People's Republic of China |
AD 1949-present |
Beijing |
