All Dynasties
| Prehistoric Times | – | 1.7 million years – 21st century BC | |
| Xia Dynasty | – | About 2100-1600 BC | |
| Shang Dynasty | – | About 1600-1100 BC | |
| Zhou Dynasty | Western Zhou Dynasty | About 1100-771 BC | |
| Eastern Zhou Dynasty | 770-256 BC | ||
| Spring and Autumn | 770-476 BC | ||
| Warring States | 475-221 BC | ||
| Qin Dynasty | – | 221-207 BC | |
| Han Dynasty | Western Han | 206BC-AD 24 | |
| Eastern Han | 25-220 | ||
| Three Kingdoms | Wei | 220-265 | |
| Shu | 221-263 | ||
| Wu | 222-280 | ||
| Western Jin Dynasty | – | 265-316 | |
| Eastern Jin Dynasty | – | 317-420 | |
| Northern and Southern Dynasties | Southern Dynasty | Song | 420-479 |
| Qi | 479-502 | ||
| Liang | 502-557 | ||
| Chen | 557-589 | ||
| Northern Dynasty | Northern Wei | 386-534 | |
| Eastern 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 | 907-923 | |
| Later Tang | 923-936 | ||
| Later Jin | 936-946 | ||
| Later Han | 947-950 | ||
| Later Zhou | 951-960 | ||
| Song Dynasty | Northern Song Dynasty | 960-1127 | |
| Southern Song Dynasty | 1127-1279 | ||
| Liao Dynasty | – | 916-1125 | |
| Jin Dynasty | – | 1115-1234 | |
| Yuan Dynasty | – | 1271-1368 | |
| Ming Dynasty | – | 1368-1644 | |
| Qing Dynasty | – | 1644-1911 | |
