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Chronology

NEOLITHIC CULTURES
Cishan-Peiligang c. 6500-5000 BC Sui 589-618
Central Yangshao c. 5000-3000 BC Tang 618-906
Gansu Yangshao c. 3000-1500 BC Five Dynasties 907-960
Hemadu c. 5000-3000 BC Liao 907-1125
Daxi c. 5000-3000 BC Song
Majiabang c. 5000-3500 BC Northern Song 960-1126
Dawenkou c. 4300-2400 BC Southern Song 1127-1279
Songze c. 4000-2500 BC Jin 1115-1234
Hongshan c. 3800-2700 BC Yuan 1279-1368
Liangzhu c. 3300-2250 BC Ming
Longshan c. 3000-1700 BC Hongwu 1368-1398
Qijia c. 2250-1900 BC Jianwen 1399-1402
Yongle 1403-1424
Hongxi 1425
EARLY DYNASTIES
Xuande 1426-1435
Shang c. 1500-1050 BC Zhengtong 1436-1449
Western Zhou 1050-771 BC Jingtai 1450-1456
Eastern Zhou Tianshun 1457-1464
Spring & Autumn 770-475 BC Chenghua 1465-1487
Warring States 475-221 BC Hongzhi 1488-1505
Zhengde 1506-1521
Jiajing 1522-1566
IMPERIAL CHINA
Longqing 1567-1572
Wanli 1573-1620
Qin 221-207 BC
Taichang 1620
Han
Tianqi 1621-1627
Western Han 206 BC-AD 9
Chongzhen 1628-1644
Xin AD 9-25
Qing
Eastern Han AD 25-220
Shunzhi 1644-1661
Three Kingdoms
Kangxi 1662-1722
Shu (Han) 221-263
Yongzheng 1723-1735
Wei 220-265
Qianlong 1736-1795
Wu 222-280
Jiaqing 1796-1820
Southern dynasties (Six Dynasties)
Daoguang 1821-1850
Western Jin 265-316
Xianfeng 1851-1861
Eastern Jin 317-420
Tongzhi 1862-1874
Liu Song 420-479
Guangxu 1875-1908
Southern Qi 479-502
Xuantong 1909-1911
Liang 502-557
Chen 557-589
Northern dynasties REPUBLICAN CHINA
Northern Wei 386-535
Republic 1912-1949
Eastern Wei 534-550
People’s Republic 1949-
Western Wei 535-557
Northern Qi 550-577
Northern Zhou 557-581

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