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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 Jingtai 1450-1456
Eastern Zhou 1050-771 BC Tianshun 1457-1464
770-475 BC Chenghua 1465-1487
Spring & Autumn 475-221 BC Hongzhi 1488-1505
Warring States Zhengde 1506-1521

IMPERIAL CHINA Jiajing 1522-1566
Longqing 1567-1572
Wanli 1573-1620
Qin 221-207 BC Taichang 1620
Han
Western Han 206 BC-AD 9 Tianqi 1621-1627
Chongzhen 1628-1644
Xin AD 9-25 Qing
Eastern Han AD 25-220
Three Kingdoms Shunzhi 1644-1661
Kangxi 1662-1722
Shu (Han) 221-263 Yongzheng 1723-1735
Wei 220-265
Wu 222-280 Qianlong 1736-1795
Jiaqing 1796-1820
Southern dynasties (Six Dynasties) Daoguang 1821-1850
Western Jin 265-316
Eastern Jin 317-420 Xianfeng 1851-1861
Tongzhi 1862-1874
Liu Song 420-479 Guangxu 1875-1908
Southern Qi 479-502
Liang 502-557 Xuantong 1909-1911

Chen 557-589 REPUBLICAN CHINA
Northern dynasties
Northern Wei 386-535
Eastern Wei 534-550 Republic 1912-1949
People’s Republic 1949-
Western Wei 535-557
Northern Qi 550-577
Northern Zhou 557-581