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Early China
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    Classical Imperial China

    Later Imperial China

    Post-Imperial China

  • Kublai Khan
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    China Chronology

    China Chronology

     

    Early China: 5000-221 BC

    • 5000 - 2700 BC: Yangshao culture
    • 3500-2000 BC: Longsham culture
    • 2205-1818 BC: Xia dynasty
    • 1523-1027 BC: Shang dynasty
    • 1027-771 BC: Zhou dynasty
      770-256 BC: Later Zhou
    • 403-221BC: Warring States Period

    Early Imperial China: 221 BC-AD 316

    • 221-207 BC: Qin dynasty
    • 206 BC- AD 9: Former Han Dynasty
    • AD 25--220: Later Han dynasty
    • 220-265: Three Kingdoms Period
    • 265-316: Western Qin dynasty

    Classical Imperial China

    • 581-618: Sui dynasty
    • 618-907: T'ang dynasty
    • 907-960: Collapse of Central Government
    • 960-1126: Northern Song dynasty
    • 1127-1279: Southern Song dynasty

    Later Imperial China

    • 1280-1367: Yuan dynasty
    • 1368-1644: Ming dynasty
    • 1644-1911: Qing (Manchu) dynasty

    Post-Imperial China: 1911-

    • 1911-1949: The Republic of China
    • 1949- The People's Republic of China


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