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