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Chronology of Chinese Dynasties Xia ca. 2100–ca. 1600 b.c.e. Shang (Yin) ca. 1600–ca. 1028 b.c.e. Zhou ca. 1027–256 b.c.e. Western Zhou ca. 1027–771 b.c.e. Eastern Zhou 770–256 b.c.e. Spring and Autumn 770–476 b.c.e. Warring States 475–221 b.c.e. Qin 221–207 b.c.e. Han 206 b.c.e.–c.e. 220 Western Han 206 b.c.e.–c.e. 8 Xin 9–25 Eastern Han 25–220 Three Kingdoms 220–265 Wei 220–265 Shu 221–263 Wu 222–280 Six Dynasties (Wu, Eastern Jin, Former Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, and Southern Chen) 222–589 Jin 265–420 Western Jin 265–316 Eastern Jin 317–420 Southern and Northern Dynasties 420–589 Southern Dynasties Former Song 420–479 Southern Qi 479–502 Southern Liang 502–557 Southern Chen 557–589 Northern Dynasties Northern Wei 386–534 Eastern Wei 534–550 Western Wei 535–556 Northern Qi 550–577 Northern Zhou 557–581 xxix Sui 581–618 Tang 618–907 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907–979 Five Dynasties Later Liang 907–923 Later Tang 923–936 Later Jin 936–946 Later Han 947–950 Later Zhou 951–960 Ten Kingdoms 907–979 Liao (Khitan) 916–1125 Song 960–1279 Northern Song 960–1126 Southern Song 1127–1279 Xixia (Tangut) 1038–1227 Jin (Jurchen) 1115–1234 Yuan (Mongol) 1260–1368 Ming 1368–1644 Qing (Manchu) 1644–1911 chronology of dynasties xxx ...

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