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Dynasty |
Rulers |
Ruling house or clan of houses |
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Term |
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Name |
Chinese (Traditional /Simplified) |
Pinyin |
Meaning |
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Confederacy dynasties |
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Xia dynasty |
夏 |
Xià |
Tribe name |
(list) |
Sì (姒) |
2070 BC |
1600 BC |
470 years |
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Shang dynasty |
商 |
Shāng |
Toponym |
(list) |
Zǐ (子) |
1600 BC |
1046 BC |
554 years |
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Western Zhou dynasty |
西周 |
Xī Zhōu |
Toponym |
(list) |
Jī (姬) |
1046 BC |
771 BC |
275 years |
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Eastern Zhou dynasty |
東周 / 东周 |
Dōng Zhōu |
Toponym |
(list) |
Jī (姬) |
770 BC |
256 BC |
515 years |
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Spring and Autumn period |
春秋 |
Chūn Qiū |
As English |
770 BC |
476 BC |
295 years |
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Warring States period |
戰國 / 战国 |
Zhàn Guó |
As English |
476 BC |
221 BC |
255 years |
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Imperial dynasties |
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Qin dynasty |
秦 |
Qín |
Toponym |
(list) |
Yíng (嬴) |
221 BC |
207 BC |
14 years |
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Western Han dynasty |
西漢 / 西汉 |
Xī Hàn |
Toponym |
(list) |
Liú (劉) |
206 BC or 202 BC |
AD 9 |
215 years |
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Xin dynasty |
新 |
Xīn |
"New" |
(list) |
Wáng (王) |
AD 9 |
AD 23 |
14 years |
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Eastern Han dynasty |
東漢 / 东汉 |
Dōng Hàn |
Toponym |
(list) |
Liú (劉) |
AD 25 |
AD 220 |
195 years |
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Three Kingdoms |
三國 / 三国 |
Sān Guó |
As English |
(list) |
Cáo (曹) |
AD 220 |
AD 280 |
60 years |
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Western Jin dynasty |
西晉 / 西晋 |
Xī Jìn |
Toponym |
(list) |
Sīmǎ (司馬) |
AD 265 |
AD 317 |
52 years |
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Eastern Jin dynasty |
東晉 / 东晋 |
Dōng Jìn |
Toponym |
(list) |
Sīmǎ (司馬) |
AD 317 |
AD 420 |
103 years |
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Southern and Northern dynasties |
南北朝 |
Nán Běi Cháo |
As English |
(list) |
various |
AD 420 |
AD 589 |
169 years |
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Sui dynasty |
隋 |
Suí |
Ducal title |
(list) |
Yáng (楊) |
AD 581 |
AD 618 |
38 years |
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Tang dynasty |
唐 |
Táng |
Ducal title |
(list) |
Lǐ (李) |
AD 618 |
AD 907 |
289 years |
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms |
五代十國 / 五代十国 |
Wǔ Dài Shí Guó |
As English |
(list) |
various |
AD 907 |
AD 960 |
53 years |
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Kingdom of Dali |
大理國 / 大理国 |
Dà Lǐ Guó |
Toponym |
(list) |
Duan (段) |
AD 937 |
AD 1253 |
316 years |
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Northern Song dynasty |
北宋 |
Běi Sòng |
Toponym |
(list) |
Zhào (趙) |
AD 960 |
AD 1127 |
167 years |
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Southern Song dynasty |
南宋 |
Nán Sòng |
Toponym |
(list) |
Zhào (趙) |
AD 1127 |
AD 1279 |
152 years |
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Liao dynasty |
遼 / 辽 |
Liáo |
"Vast" or "Iron" |
(list) |
Yelü ( |
AD 907 or 916 |
AD 1125 |
209 years |
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Jin dynasty |
金 |
Jīn |
"Gold" |
(list) |
Wanggiya |
AD 1115 |
AD 1234 |
119 years |
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Western Xia |
西夏 |
Xī Xià |
Toponym |
(list) |
Li (𘝾; 李) |
AD 1038 |
AD 1227 |
189 years |
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Western Liao |
西遼 |
Xī Liáo |
"Vast" or "Iron" |
(list) |
Yelü ( |
AD 1124 |
AD 1218 |
94 years |
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Yuan dynasty |
元 |
Yuán |
"Great" or"Primacy" |
(list) |
Borjigin |
AD 1271 |
AD 1368 |
98 years |
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Ming dynasty |
明 |
Míng |
"Bright" |
(list) |
Zhū (朱) |
AD 1368 |
AD 1644 |
276 years |
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Qing dynasty |
清 |
Qīng |
"Pure" |
(list) |
Aisin Gioro |
AD 1616 or 1636 |
AD 1912 |
268 years |
