Chinese Steles: Pre-Buddhist and Buddhist Use of a Symbolic Form

Dynastic Chronology

dynastic chronology Shang dynasty (c. 1766–c. 1050 b.c.e.) Zhou dynasty (c. 1050–256 b.c.e.) Western Zhou (c. 1050–771 b.c.e.) Eastern Zhou (770–221 b.c.e.) Qin dynasty (221–206 b.c.e.) Han dynasty (206 b.c.e.–220 c.e.) Western Han (206 b.c.e.–8 c.e.) Eastern Han (25–220 c.e.) Three Kingdoms period (220–265) Wei kingdom (220–265) Shu kingdom (221–263) Wu kingdom (222–280) Jin dynasty (265–420) Western Jin (265–316) Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms (317–420) Cheng Han (303–347) Han/Former Zhao (304–329) Former Liang (314–376) Later Zhao (328–351) Wei (350–352) Dai (338–376) Former Qin (351–394) Former Yan (352–370) Western Yan (384–394) Later Yan (384–409) Later Qin (384–417) Western Qin (385–431) Later Liang (386–403) Southern Liang (397–414) Northern Liang (397–460) Southern Yan (400–410) Western Liang (400–421) Xia (407–431) Northern Yan (409–436) Northern and Southern Dynasties period (386–589) Northern Dynasties Northern Wei (386–534) Eastern Wei (534–550) Western Wei (535–551) Northern Qi (550–577) Northern Zhou (559–581) xviii dynastic chronology Southern Dynasties Song dynasty (420–479) Qi dynasties (479–502) Liang dynasty (502–557) Chen dynasty (557–589) Sui dynasty (581–619) Tang dynasty (618–907) Five Dynasties period (907–960) Song dynasty (960–1279) Liao dynasty (916–1125) Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Yuan dynasty (1260–1368) Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Republic of China (1911–present) People’s Republic of China (1949–present) CHINESE STELES ...