Shang                 kb.i.e 16.-11 század

Zhou                   kb.i.e 11. század-i.e.221

Nyugati Zhou      kb.i.e 11. század-i.e.770

Keleti Zhou         i.e 770-221

Tavasz és Ősz korszak                     i.e. 770-476

Hadakozó Államok korszaka            i.e.475-221

Qin                                                  i.e.221-207

Han                                                 i.e.206-i.sz.220

Nyugati Han                                     i.e.206-i.sz.24

Keleti Han                                        25-220

Három Királyság                              220-280

Wei                                                  220-265

Shu                                                   221-263

Wu                                                    222-280

Jin                                                     265-420

Nyugati Jin                                        265-316

Keleti Jin                                           317-420

Déli és Észak dinasztikák                    420-589

Dél dinasztiák                                     420-589

Song                                                   420-479

Qi                                                       479-502

Liang                                                  502-557

Chen                                                   557-589

Észak dinasztiák                                  386-581

Sui                                                      581-618

Tang                                                   618-907

Öt dinasztia                                         907-960

Song                                                  960-1279

Északi Song                                        960-1127

Déli Song                                            1127-1279

Liao                                                     916-1125

Kin                                                     1115-1234

Yuan                                                  1271-1368

Ming                                                  1368-1644

Qing                                                  1644-1911

Kínai Köztársaság                               1912-1949

Kínai Népköztársaság alapítva              1949-ben