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Chinese dynasties in order

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The first dynasties

  1. xià夏cháo朝

    Xia dynasty

  2. shāng商cháo朝

    Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

  3. zhōu周cháo朝

    Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046-256 BC)

  4. xī西zhōu周

    the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)

  5. dōng东zhōu周

    Eastern Zhou (770-256 BC)

  6. chūn春qiū秋

    Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)

  7. zhàn战guó国

    Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

The first empire and the Han

  1. qín秦cháo朝

    Qin dynasty (221-207 BC)

  2. hàn汉cháo朝

    Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

  3. xī西hàn汉

    Western Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD)

  4. dōng东hàn汉

    Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)

  5. sān三guó国

    the Three Kingdoms (220-280)

  6. jìn晋cháo朝

    Jin dynasty (265-420)

  7. xī西jìn晋

    the Western Jin dynasty (265-316)

  8. dōng东jìn晋

    Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420)

  9. nán南běi北cháo朝

    Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589)

Sui, Tang and Song

  1. suí隋cháo朝

    Sui dynasty (581-618)

  2. táng唐cháo朝

    Tang dynasty (618-907)

  3. wǔ五dài代shí十guó国

    Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-979)

  4. sòng宋cháo朝

    Song dynasty (960-1279)

  5. běi北sòng宋

    the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

  6. nán南sòng宋

    the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

The last dynasties

  1. yuán元cháo朝

    Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

  2. míng明cháo朝

    Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

  3. qīng清cháo朝

    Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

After the emperors

  1. zhōng中huá华mín民guó国

    Republic of China (1912-1949, later in Taiwan)

  2. zhōng中huá华rén人mín民gòng共hé和guó国

    People's Republic of China

Words for history

  1. cháo朝dài代

    dynasty

  2. wáng王cháo朝

    dynasty; royal court

  3. huáng皇dì帝

    emperor

  4. lì历shǐ史

    history

What are the Chinese dynasties in order?

夏 Xia, 商 Shang, 周 Zhou, 秦 Qin, 汉 Han, the Three Kingdoms, 晋 Jin, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, 隋 Sui, 唐 Tang, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, 宋 Song, 元 Yuan, 明 Ming and 清 Qing.

What was the first dynasty of China?

夏朝 (xiàcháo, Xia dynasty) is the first in the traditional histories. The first with its own writing is 商朝 (shāngcháo, Shang dynasty), and the first to rule all China as an empire was 秦朝 (qíncháo, Qin dynasty), under 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng).

What was the last dynasty of China?

清朝 (qīngcháo, Qing dynasty), from 1644 to 1911. 中华民国 (zhōnghuámínguó, Republic of China) followed in 1912.

Why do dynasty names end in 朝?

朝 (cháo) means dynasty, as in 朝代 (cháodài, dynasty). In speech the dynasty is often just its first character: 唐 (Táng), 宋 (Sòng), 明 (Míng).

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