Timeline China

The China chronological table provides a quick overview of the long and eventful history of China , beginning with the ancient civilizations , through the long series of imperial dynasties to the time of the republics and important dates, especially in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Periodization of Chinese History

List of articles on the individual periods of Chinese history (in brackets written in Chinese characters ).

• Hemudu culture (河姆渡): approx. 7000–4000 BC Chr.
• Yangshao culture (仰韶): approx. 5000–2000 BC Chr.
  • Banpo settlement
• Longshan culture (龍山): approx. 3000–2000 BC Chr.
• Liangzhu culture (良渚): approx. 3300–2200 BC Chr.
• Xia Dynasty (夏): around 2070–1600 BC Chr.
• Shang Dynasty (商); also known as "Yin", around 1700–1100 BC Chr.
• Zhou dynasty (周) about 1100–256 BC Chr.
  • Western Zhou Dynasty (西周), Xizhou: 1100–770 BC Chr.
  • Eastern Zhou dynasty (東周), Dongzhou: 770–256 BC Chr.
    • Time of the spring and autumn annals (春秋), Chunqiu: 770–476 BC Chr.
    • Warring States Period (戰國) Zhanguo: 476-221 v. Chr.

• Qin Dynasty (秦): 221–207 BC Chr.
  • Emperor Shǐhuángdì (始皇): 221–210 BC Chr.
  • Emperor Qin Er Shi (秦二世): 209–207 BC Chr.
  • Emperor Ziying (子 婴): 207–206 BC Chr.

• Han dynasty (漢): 206 BC Chr. – 220 AD
  • Western Han Dynasty (前 漢), Qian-Han (also known as Western Han (西漢), Xi-Han): 200 BC Chr. – 9 AD
    • Emperor Han Gaozu (漢 高祖): 206–195 BC Chr.
    • Emperor Han Wudi (漢 武帝): 140–87 BC Chr.
  • Interregnum of Wang Mang ( Xin Dynasty ) and Anarchy (王莽): 9–25 AD.
  • Later Han (後 漢), Hou-Han (also known as Eastern Han (東漢), Dong-Han): AD 25–220.

• The Three Kingdoms Period (三國), Sanguo: 220–280
  • Wei Dynasty (魏): 220–265
    • Emperor Cao Pi : 220-226
  • Shu Han (蜀): 221-263
    • Emperor Liu Bei : 221–223
  • Wu Dynasty (吳): 222–280
    • Emperor Sun Quan : 222-252

• Jin Dynasty (晉朝): 265-420
  • Western Jin Dynasty (西晉), Xi-Jin: 265–316
  • Eastern Jin Dynasty (東晉), Dong-Jin: 317–420
  • The sixteen kingdoms
    • Han-Zhao (also called the Former Zhao, 304–329)
    • Cheng-Han (also called the Former Shu, 304–347)
    • Later Zhao (319-350)
    • Former Liang (324-376)
    • Former Yan (337-370)
    • Earlier Qin (350-394)
    • Later Qin (384-417)
    • Later Yan (384-409)
    • Western Qin (385-431)
    • Later Liang (386-403)
    • Southern Liang (397-414)
    • Southern Yan (398-410)
    • Western Liang (400-420)
    • Northern Liang (401-439)
    • Xia (407-431)
    • Northern Yan (409-433)

• Southern and Northern Dynasties , (南北朝), Nanbei-Chao: 420–589
  • Southern Dynasties , (南朝), Nanchao:
    • Earlier Song Dynasty , ( 劉宋  /  刘宋 ) Liu Song: 420–479
    • Qi Dynasty , (齊): 479–502
    • Liang , (梁): 502-557
      • Emperor Liang Wu Di 502-549
    • Chen , (陳): 557-589
  • Northern Dynasties , (北朝), Beichao:
    • Northern Wei , Bei-Wei: 386-534
    • Eastern Wei , Dong-Wei: 534-550
    • Western Wei , Xi-Wei: 535–557
    • Northern Qi , Bei-Qi: 550-577
    • Northern Zhou , Bei-Zhou: 557-581

• Sui dynasty (隋): 581–618
  • Emperor Wen Di : 581–604
  • Emperor Yang Di : 605-617

• Tang Dynasty (唐): 618–907
  • Emperor Taizong : 626-649
  • Empress Wu Zetian and her Wuzhou dynasty (690–705)
  • Emperor Xuanzong : 712-756

• The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (五代 十 國): (907–960)
  • The Five Dynasties (五代), Wudai: 907–960
    • Late Liang Dynasty , Hou-Liang: 907-936
    • Later Tang , Hou-Tang: 923-936
    • Later Jin , Hou-Jin: 936-947
    • Later Han , Hou-Han: 947-950
    • Later Zhou , Hou-Zhou: 951-960
  • The Ten Kingdoms
    • Wuyue (904-978)
    • Ming (909-945)
      • Yin (943-945)
    • Jingnan (906-963)
    • Chu (897-951)
    • Wu (904-937)
    • Southern Tang (937-975)
    • Southern Han (917-971)
    • Northern Han (951-979)
    • Former Shu (907-925)
    • Later Shu (934-965)

• Liao Dynasty : 916–1125 ( Qidan Dynasty in northern China)
• Song dynasty (宋): 960–1279
  • Northern Song, Bei-Song: 960–1127
    • Emperor Taizu : 960-976
    • Emperor Huizong : 1101-1125
  • Southern Song, Nan-Song: 1127-1279
    • Emperor Lizong : 1224-1264
• Western Xia Dynasty : 1038–1227 (empire in the area of ​​today's Gansu and Ningxia )
• Jin Dynasty (金): 1115–1234 ( Ruzhen Dynasty in northern China)
  • Emperor Jin Shizong : 1161–1189

• Yuan Dynasty (元): 1261–1368 ( Mongolian dynasty)
  • Emperor Kublai Khan (Shizu): 1279–1294
  • Period Zhizheng ( Toghan Timur ): 1341-1368

• Ming Dynasty (明): 1368–1644
  • Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ( Hongwu Emperor) 1368–1398 first Ming Emperor
  • Emperor Zhu Di ( Yongle Emperor) 1402–1424
  • Emperor Zhu Gaochi ( Hongxi Emperor) 1424–1425
  • Emperor Zhu Zhanji ( Xuande Emperor) 1425–1435
  • Emperor Zhu Qizhen ( Zhengtong Emperor) 1435–1449
  • Emperor Zhu Qiyu ( Jingtai Emperor) 1449–1457
  • Emperor Zhu Qizhen ( Zhengtong Emperor) 1447–1464
  • Emperor Zhu Jianshen ( Chenghua Emperor) 1464–1487
  • Emperor Zhu Youtang ( Hongzhi Emperor) 1487–1505
  • Emperor Zhu Houzhao ( Zhengde Emperor) 1505–1521
  • Emperor Zhu Houcong ( Jiajing Emperor) 1521–1566
  • Emperor Zhu Zaihou ( Longqing Emperor) 1566–1572
  • Emperor Zhu Yijun ( Wanli Emperor) 1572–1620
  • Emperor Zhu Changluo ( Taichang Emperor) 1620–1620
  • Emperor Zhu Youjiao ( Tianqi Emperor) 1620–1627
  • Emperor Zhu Youjian ( Chongzhen Emperor) 1627–1644 Decline of the Ming Empire

Flag 1862-1890

• Qing Dynasty (清): 1644–1911 ( Manchurian dynasty)
  • Shunzhi : 1644–1662 first Manchu emperor in China and founder of the Qing dynasty
  • Kangxi : 1662-1722
  • Yongzheng : 1723-1735
  • Qianlong : 1735–1796 high point of the Qing dynasty, longest reign of all Chinese emperors
  • Jiaqing : 1796-1820
  • Daoguang : 1820-1850
  • Xianfeng : 1850-1861
  • Tongzhi : 1861-1874
  • Guangxu : 1874-1908
  • Xuang Tong ( Puyi ): 1908-1912

• Republic of China (中华民国 / 中華民國, Zhōnghuá mínguó): since 1912
  • Reorganized government of the Republic of China : 1940–1945 Japanese puppet government
  • Republic of China (Taiwan) : only on Taiwan since 1949

• Empire of China (中華 帝國, Zhōnghuá dìguó): 1915–1916 (Hongxian dynasty)
  • Yuan Shikai : December 12, 1915 to March 22, 1916

• Manchukuo (滿洲 國, Mǎnzhōu guó / Manshū koku): 1932–1945 Japanese puppet state in northern China
  • Kāngdé ( Puyi ): 1932-1945

• People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国 / 中華人民共和國, Zhōnghuá rénmín gònghéguó): since 1949

Events

The following is an incomplete list of noteworthy historical events in China for which separate articles are available.

• Establishment of the Chinese Empire by Qin Shihuangdi , 221 BC Chr.
• Emperor Qin Shihuangdi has the walls of earlier states connected and extended. This creates the first Great Wall from the Wei Valley to the Yellow Sea , 214 BC. Chr.
• Genghis Khan invades China in 1211
• Marco Polo as an observing and reporting traveler in China, 1275–1292
• Fall of the Ming Dynasty , 1644
• First Opium War , 1839–1842
• Taiping Rising , 1851–1864
• Second Opium War , 1856–1860
• First Sino-Japanese War , 1894–1895
• Boxer Rebellion , 1900
• Fall of the Qing Dynasty , 1911
• Second Sino-Japanese War , 1937–1945
• Establishment of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong , October 1, 1949
• Cultural Revolution 1966–1976
• Tiananmen Square massacre , June 4, 1989
• Hosting of the Summer Olympics in Beijing , 2008

Memento for the dynasties

There are Chinese memorabilia in which the original emperors , all dynasties and the Republic of China are listed in their chronological order:

三皇 五帝 夏商周 Sānhuáng Wǔdì Xià Shāng Zhōu

春秋戰國 秦漢 流 Chūnqiū Zhànguó Qín Hàn Liú

三國 魏晉南 北 隋 Sānguó Wèi Jìn Nánběi Suí

唐宋 元 明清 民 收 Táng Sòng Yuán Míng Qīng Mín Shōu

See also

• Chronological project Xia-Shang-Zhou (project completed in 2000 to date the early dynasties between 2200 and 841 BC)