Chinese

Neolithic

8000-2000 BCE. Advent of pottery making, rise of agriculture and sedentary living. (more)

Eastern Zhou

ca. 8th-3rd Century BCE. Continuation of the Chinese Bronze age. (more)

Warring States

770-221 BCE. Period of consildation of rule among regional warlords. (more)

Han

206 BCE - 220 CE. Flourishing of Chinese art and literature. (more)

Jin

265 - 420 CE (115 years). Period of rebellion, invasion, crisis. (more)

Sui

581 - 618 CE. Period of reunification, civil reforms, rebuilding. (more)

Tang

618 - 907 CE. Possibly the most glorious dynasty in Chinese history. (more)

Liao

907 - 1125 CE (218 years). Breakaway Khitan tribal state, destroyed by the Jin Dynasty. (more)

Song

960 - 1279 CE. Calm internal growth followed by invasion. (more)

Yuan

1271 - 1368 CE. Beginning with Genghis Khan, Mongol emporers rule China. (more)

Ming

1368 - 1644 CE (277 years). Mongols driven out, Forbidden City constructed. (more)

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