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Chinese
History
Timeline This Chinese history
timeline shows a simplified chronology of
major dynasties covering a period of several
thousand years (BC2207 - AD1911).
| Chinese
Dynasties |
| Xia
|
| BC2207~BC1766 |
| Shang
|
| BC1765~BC1122 |
| Zhou
| WesternZhou
| BC1121~BC771 |
| EasternZhou
| BC770~BC249 |
| Qin
|
| BC248~BC207 |
| Han
| WesternHan
| BC206~AD8 |
| EasternHan |
25~220 |
| Three
Kingdoms |
|
220~280 |
| Jin
| WesternJin
| 265~316 |
| EasternJin
| 317~420 |
| Sixteen
States |
|
304~436 |
| Northern
and Southern Dynasties |
|
420~577 |
| Sui
|
| 581~618 |
| Tang
|
| 618~907 |
| Five
Dynasties |
|
907~960 |
| Ten
States |
|
902~979 |
| Western
Xia |
|
1032~1227 |
| Song
| NorthernSong
| 960~1127 |
| SouthernSong
| 1127~1279 |
| Liao
|
| 907~1125 |
| Jin
|
| 1115~1234 |
| Yuan
|
| 1206~1367 |
| Ming
|
| 1368~1644 |
| Qing
|
| 1644~1911 |
| (No guarantee given for
accuracy of content.)
Porcelain
manufacturing reached its zenith during the Ming
and Qing dynasties. For identifying porcelain
manufacturing marks the chronology of the Chinese
emperors of the Ming
and Qing dynasties may be of more interest.
Unless
your interest is
more with ancient types of ceramics and pottery preceding the Ming
dynasty, the detailed reign
names and dates of the Ming and Qing dynasty
emperors (1368-1911) will be of more relevance.
The origin of
porcelain in its current form is attributed to the Song
dynasty. Full development is seen during the Ming dynasty and it peaked
in the Qing dynasty.
Due to the
scarcity of remaining blue and white and polychromous
porcelain items from the Song and Yuan dynasties, today's collector of
antique Chinese
porcelain is mostly limited to Ming, Qing and
Republic era porcelain.
Ming and Qing dynasty
timeline and emperors' reign names
History
and Event Notation
in the Chinese Calendar:
Chinese
Calendar and Year
Notation
Chinese
60 year Cyclic
Calendar
Ming
and Qing
Emperors in Chinese
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