List of Chinese dynasties
The list of Chinese dynasties contains all ruling dynasties of the Empire of China in chronological order. The mythical rulers before that are called the Five Emperors ( 五帝 , Wǔ Dì ). With the abdication of the last emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi (1906–1967) on February 12, 1912, the empire that had lasted over 2000 years ended.
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| dynasty | chin. | year | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xia Dynasty | 夏朝 | 2070–1600 BC Chr. | Huaxia |
| Shang dynasty | 商朝 | 1600-1046 BC Chr. | Huaxia |
| Western Zhou Dynasty | 西周 | 1046-771 BC Chr. | Huaxia |
| Eastern Zhou Dynasty | 東周 | 770-256 BC Chr. | Huaxia |
| Qin Dynasty | 秦朝 | 221-207 BC Chr. | Huaxia |
| Western Han Dynasty | 西漢 | 202 BC Chr. – 9 AD | Han |
| Xin Dynasty | 新 朝 | 9-23 AD | Han |
| Eastern Han Dynasty | 東漢 | 25-220 | Han |
| Cao Wei Dynasty | 曹魏 | 220-226 | Han |
| Shu Han dynasty | 蜀漢 | 221-263 | Han |
| Eastern Wu Dynasty | 東吳 | 222-280 | Han |
| Western Jin Dynasty | 西晉 | 266-316 | Han |
| Eastern Jin Dynasty | 東晉 | 317-420 | Han |
| Han Zhao Dynasty | 漢 趙 | 304-329 | Xiongnu |
| Cheng Han Dynasty | 成 漢 | 304-347 | Tuesday |
| Later Zhao Dynasty | 後 趙 | 319-351 | Jie |
| Earlier Liang Dynasty | 前 涼 | 320-376 | Han |
| Earlier Yan Dynasty | 前 燕 | 337-370 | Xianbei |
| Earlier Qin Dynasty | 前秦 | 351-394 | Tuesday |
| Later Yan Dynasty | 後燕 | 384-409 | Xianbei |
| Later Qin Dynasty | 後秦 | 384-417 | Qiang |
| Western Qin Dynasty | 西秦 | 385-400, 409-431 | Xianbei |
| Later Liang Dynasty | 後 涼 | 386-403 | Tuesday |
| Southern Liang Dynasty | 南 涼 | 397-414 | Xianbei |
| Northern Liang Dynasty | 北 涼 | 397-439 | Xiongnu |
| Southern Yan Dynasty | 南燕 | 398-410 | Xianbei |
| Western Liang Dynasty | 西涼 | 400-421 | Han |
| Hu Xia Dynasty | 胡 夏 | 407-431 | Xiongnu |
| Northern Yan Dynasty | 北 燕 | 407-436 | Han |
| Northern Wei Dynasty | 北魏 | 386-535 | Xianbei |
| Eastern Wei Dynasty | 東魏 | 534-550 | Xianbei |
| Western Wei Dynasty | 西魏 | 535-557 | Xianbei |
| Northern Qi Dynasty | 北齊 | 550-577 | Han |
| Northern Zhou Dynasty | 北周 | 557-581 | Xianbei |
| Liu Song Dynasty | 劉宋 | 420-479 | Han |
| Southern Qi Dynasty | 南 齊 | 479-502 | Han |
| Liang Dynasty | 梁朝 | 502-557 | Han |
| Chen Dynasty | 陳朝 | 557-589 | Han |
| Sui dynasty | 隋朝 | 581-619 | Han |
| Tang Dynasty | 唐朝 | 618-690 | Han |
| Wu Zhou Dynasty | 武 周 | 690-705 | Han |
| Tang Dynasty | 唐朝 | 705-907 | Han |
| Later Liang Dynasty | 後梁 | 907-923 | Han |
| Later Tang Dynasty | 後唐 | 923-937 | Shatuo |
| Later Jin Dynasty | 後晉 | 936-947 | Shatuo |
| Later Han Dynasty | 後 漢 | 947-951 | Shatuo |
| Later Zhou dynasty | 後周 | 951-960 | Han |
| Earlier Shu dynasty | 前蜀 | 907-925 | Han |
| Yang Wu Dynasty | 楊 吳 | 907-937 | Han |
| Ma Chu Dynasty | 馬 楚 | 907-951 | Han |
| Wuyue Dynasty | 吳越 | 907-978 | Han |
| Min dynasty | 閩 | 909-945 | Han |
| Southern Han Dynasty | 南 漢 | 917-971 | Han |
| Jingnan Dynasty | 荊南 | 924-963 | Han |
| Later Shu dynasty | 後蜀 | 934-965 | Han |
| Southern Tang Dynasty | 南唐 | 937-976 | Han |
| Northern Han Dynasty | 北 漢 | 951-979 | Shatuo |
| Liao Dynasty | 遼朝 | 916-1125 | Kitan |
| Western Liao Dynasty | 西遼 | 1124-1218 | Kitan |
| Northern Song Dynasty | 北宋 | 960-1127 | Han |
| Southern Song Dynasty | 南宋 | 1127-1279 | Han |
| Western Xia Dynasty | 西夏 | 1038-1227 | Tanguts |
| Jin Dynasty | 金朝 | 1115-1234 | Jurchen |
| Yuan Dynasty | 元朝 | 1271-1368 | Mongols |
| Northern Yuan Dynasty | 北 元 | 1368-1635 | Mongols |
| Ming Dynasty | 明朝 | 1368-1644 | Han |
| Southern Ming Dynasty | 南明 | 1644-1662 | Han |
| Later Jin Dynasty | 後 金 | 1616-1636 | Jurchen |
| Qing Dynasty | 清朝 | 1636-1912 | Manchu |