Dynastic Timeline

Predynastic Times
        /2700BC~2200BC/
Hsia (Xia)
        /21^c~16^cBC/
Shang
        /16^c~11^cBC/
Early Chou (Zhou)
        /11^c~711BC/  Map
Late Chou (Zhou)
        /770~221BC/ Map 1 Map 2
Ch'in (Qin)
        /221~206BC/
Early Han
        /206BC~24AD/
Late Han
        /25~220/ Map
Three Kingdoms
        /220~280/ Map
Early Chin (Jin)
        /265~316/
Late Chin (Jin)
        /317~420/ Map
Northern and Southern Dynasties and Sixteen States
        /386~589/
Sui
        /581~618/
Tang
        /618~907/  Map
Five Dynasties and Ten States
        /907~960/
Early Sung (Song)
        /960~1127/
Late Sung (Song)
        /1127~1279/ Map
Yuen (Yuan)
        /1271~1368/ Map
Ming
        /1368~1644/ Map
Ching (Qing)
        /1644~1911/ Map