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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
           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
                  Western Wei           535-557                      People’s Republic    1949-
                  Northern Qi           550-577
                  Northern Zhou         557-581
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