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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CHINESE DYNASTIES

Shang c. i6oo-c. 1050 B.C.
Zhou c. 1050-256 B.C.

Western Zhou C. 1045-771 B.C.
Eastern Zhou 770-256 B.C.

SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD 770-476 B.C.

WARRING STATES PERIOD 475-221 B.C.

Qin 221-207 B.C.

Han 206 B.C.-A.D. 220

Western Han 206 B.C.-A.D. 8
Xin 9-23
Liu Xuan 23-25
Eastern Han 25-220

Three Kingdoms 220-265

Wei 220-265
Shu 221-263
Wu 222-289

Jin 265-420

Western Jin 265-316
Eastern Jin 317-420

Northern and Southern Dynasties 420-589
Northern Dynasties 386-581

Northern Wei 386-534
Eastern Wei 534-550
Western Wei 535-557
Northern Qi 550-577
Northern Zhou 557-589
Southern Dynasties 420-589

Song 420-479
Qi 479-502
Liang 502-557
Chen 557-589

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