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| Xia (Hsia) Dynasty |
ca. 2100-1600 BCE |
| Zhou (Chou) Dynasty | ca. 1046-256 BCE |
| Warring States | ca. 475-221 BCE |
| Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty | 221-206 BCE |
| Han Dynasty | 206 BCE-220 CE |
| Six Dynasties | 220-589 CE |
| Sui Dynasty | 581-618 CE |
| Tang (T'ang) Dynasty | 618-906 CE |
| Five Dynasties | 907-960 CE |
| Song (Sung) Dynasty | 960-1279 CE |
| Yuan Dynasty | 1279-1368 CE |
| Ming Dynasty | 1368-1644 CE |
| Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty | 1644-1912 CE |
| Republic Period | 1912-1949 CE |
| People's Republic of China | 1949-present CE |