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CHRONOLOGY
NEOLITHIC CULTURES
Cishan-Peiligang c. 6500-5000 BC Sui 589-618
Central Yangshao c. 5000-3000 BC
Gansu Yangshao c. 3000-1500 BC Tang 618-906
Hemadu c. 5000-3000 BC
Daxi c. 5000-3000 BC Five Dynasties 907-960
Majiabang c. 5000-3500 BC
Dawenkou c. 4300-2400 BC Liao 907-1125
Songze c. 4000-2500 BC
Hongshan c. 3800-2700 BC Song
Liangzhu c. 3300-2250 BC
Longshan c. 3000-1700 BC Northern Song 960-1126
Qijia c. 2250-1900 BC
Southern Song 1127-1279
Jin 1115-1234
Yuan 1279-1368
Ming
Hongwu 1368-1398
Jianwen 1399-1402
Yongle 1403-1424
EARLY DYNASTIES Hongxi 1425
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
IMPERIAL CHINA Jiajing 1522-1566
Longqing 1567-1572
Qin 221-207 BC Wanli 1573-1620
Han Taichang 1620
Western Han 206 BC-AD 9 Tianqi 1621-1627
Xin AD 9-25 Chongzhen 1628-1644
Eastern Han AD 25-220 Qing
Three Kingdoms Shunzhi 1644-1661
Shu (Han) 221-263 Kangxi 1662-1722
Wei 220-265 Yongzheng 1723-1735
Wu 222-280 Qianlong 1736-1795
Southern dynasties (Six Dynasties) Jiaqing 1796-1820
Western Jin 265-316 Daoguang 1821-1850
Eastern Jin 317-420 Xianfeng 1851-1861
Liu Song 420-479 Tongzhi 1862-1874
Southern Qi 479-502 Guangxu 1875-1908
Liang 502-557 Xuantong 1909-1911
Chen 557-589
Northern dynasties REPUBLICAN CHINA
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
