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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 960-1126
Dawenkou c. 4300-2400 BC Northern Song 1127-1279
Songze c. 4000-2500 BC Southern Song 1115-1234
Hongshan c. 3800-2700 BC Jin 1279-1368
Liangzhu c. 3300-2250 BC Yuan
Longshan c. 3000-1700 BC Ming 1368-1398
Qijia c. 2250-1900 BC Hongwu 1399-1402
Jianwen 1403-1424
EARLY DYNASTIES Yongle 1425
Hongxi 1426-1435
Shang c. 1500-1050 BC Xuande 1436-1449
Zhengtong 1450-1456
Western Zhou 1050-771 BC Jingtai 1457-1464
Tianshun 1465-1487
Eastern Zhou Chenghua 1488-1505
Hongzhi 1506-1521
Spring & Autumn 770-475 BC Zhengde 1522-1566
Jiajing 1567-1572
Warring States 475-221 BC Longqing 1573-1620
Wanli 1620
IMPERIAL CHINA Taichang 1621-1627
Tianqi 1628-1644
Qin 221-207 BC Chongzhen
Qing 1644-1661
Han Shunzhi 1662-1722
Kangxi 1723-1735
Western Han 206 BC-AD 9 Yongzheng 1736-1795
Qianlong 1796-1820
Xin AD 9-25 Jiaqing 1821-1850
Daoguang 1851-1861
Eastern Han AD 25-220 Xianfeng 1862-1874
Tongzhi 1875-1908
Three Kingdoms Guangxu 1909-1911
Xuantong
Shu (Han) 221-263 1912-1949
REPUBLICAN CHINA 1949-
Wei 220-265
Republic
Wu 222-280 People’s Republic

Southern dynasties (Six Dynasties)

Western Jin 265-316

Eastern Jin 317-420

Liu Song 420-479

Southern Qi 479-502

Liang 502-557

Chen 557-589

Northern dynasties

Northern Wei 386-535

Eastern Wei 534-550

Western Wei 535-557

Northern Qi 550-577

Northern Zhou 557-581

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