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Brief Chronology of Chinese History

Xia Dynasty		21C - 16C BC
Shang Dynasty		16C - 11C BC
Zhou Dynasty	Western Zhou Dynasty	11C - 771 BC
	Eastern Zhou Dynasty	770 - 256 BC
	Spring & Autumn Period	770 - 476 BC
	Warring States Period	475 - 221 BC
Qin Dynasty		221 - 207 BC
Han Dynasty	Western Han	206 -24 BC
Han Dynasty	Eastern Han	25 BC - 220
Three Kingdoms	Wei	220 - 265
	Shu Han	221 -263
	Wu	222 - 280
Western Jin Dynasty		265 - 316
Eastern Jin Dynasty		317 - 420
Northern & Southern Dynasties	Southern Dynasties
	Song	420 - 479
	Qi	479 - 502
	Liang	502 - 557
	Chen	557 - 589
	Northern Dynasties
	Northern Wei	386 - 534
	Southern Wei	534 - 550
	Northern Qi	550 577
	Western Wei	535 - 556
	Northern Zhou	557 - 581
Sui Dynasty		581 - 618
Tang Dynasty		618 -907
Five Dynasties	Later Liang	907 - 933
	Later Tang	923 - 936
	Later Jin	936 - 946
	Later Han	947 - 950
	Later Zhou	951 - 960
Song Dynasty	Northern Song	960 - 1127
Song Dynasty	Southern Song	1127 - 1279
Liao Dynasty		916 - 1125
Jia Dynasty		1115 - 1234
Yuan Dynasty		1271 - 1368
Ming Dynasty		1368 - 1644
Qing Dynasty		1644 - 1911
First Republic		1911 - 1949
People's Republic		1949 - Present Day