Qing dynasty Qianlong Emperor
CHINESE DYNASTIES
Age of Five Rulers (legendary): 2700-2200 B.C.
Xia (Hsia) Dynasty (legendary): 2200-1700 B.C.
Shang Dynasty (1700-1100 B.C.)
Zhou (Chou):1100 to 221 B.C.
Western Zhou (Chou): 1100 to 771 B.C.
Eastern Zhou (Chou): 770-221 B.C.
Spring and Autumn Period: 722-481 B.C.
Warring States Period: 453-221 B.C.
Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty: 221-207 B.C.
Han Dynasty:206 B.C. to A.D. 220
Western Han: 206 B.C. to A.D. 8
Eastern Han: A.D. 25 to 220
Three Kingdoms Period (Wei, Shu Han, Wu): A.D. 220-280
Jin (Chin): A.D. 265-420
Northern and Southern Dynasties: A.D. 220-589
Southern Dynasties (A.D. 420-589) included: Song (420-479), Qi (479-502), Liang (502-557), Chen (557-589)
Northern Dynasties (A.D. 386-581) included: Northern Wei (386-534),Eastern Wei (534-577),
Western Wei (535-556), Northern Qi (550-557), Northern Zhou (557-581).
Sui: 589-618
Tang: 618-907
Five Dynasties Period: A.D. 907-960
These included: Later Liang (907-960), Later Tang (907-923), Later Jin (936-946), Later Han (947-950), Later Zhou (951-960), Liao: 916-1125
Song (Song): 960-1279
Northern Song (Song): 960-1127
Southern Song (Song): 1127-1279
Western Xia: 1038-1227
Jin: 1115-1234
Yuan (Mongol): 1271-1368
Ming: 1368-1644
Qing (Manchu): 1644-1911
Websites and Resources
Good Websites and Sources: Minnesota State University Minnesota State University ; Wikipedia Long List with references to major historical events Wikipedia ; Wikipedia shorter list Wikipedia
Links in this Website: IMPERIAL CHINA factsanddetails.com ; CHINESE ART FROM THE GREAT DYNASTIES factsanddetails.com/china ; CHINESE DYNASTIES Factsanddetails.com/China ;COURT LIFE AND EMPERORS Factsanddetails.com/China ; MANDARINS IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; EUNUCHS IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; SHANG DYNASTY (2200-1700 B.C.) AND XIA DYNASTY Factsanddetails.com/China ; EMPEROR QIN AND THE QIN DYNASTY (221-206 B.C.) Factsanddetails.com/China ; HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) Factsanddetails.com/China ;
TANG DYNASTY (A.D. 690-907) Factsanddetails.com/China ; SONG DYNASTY (960-1279) Factsanddetails.com/China ; YUAN (MONGOL) DYNASTY (1215-1368)
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) Factsanddetails.com/China ; QING (MANCHU) DYNASTY (1644-1911) Factsanddetails.com/China ; THEMES IN CHINESE HISTORY Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE FIRSTS--GUNPOWDER, MACHINES, FOODS AND CHAIRS Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE FIRSTS--PAPER, MONEY, ASTRONOMY, CLOCKS Factsanddetails.com/China ; GREAT WALL OF CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
Good Websites and Sources on Early Chinese History: 1) Ancient China Life ancientchinalife.com ; 2) Ancient China for School Kids elibrary.sd71.bc.ca/subject_resources ; 3) Oriental Style ourorient.com ; 4) Chinese Text Project chinese.dsturgeon.net ; 5) Minnesota State University site mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory ; 6) ChinaVoc.com ChinaVoc.com ; 7) Early Medieval China Journal languages.ufl.edu/EMC ; 8) History of China history-of-china.com ; 9) U.S.C. Education usc.edu/libraries/archives Books: Cambridge History of Ancient China edited by Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy (1999, Cambridge University Press); The Culture and Civilization of China, a massive, multi-volume series, (Yale University Press); Mysteries of Ancient China: New Discoveries from the Early Dynasties by Jessica Rawson (British Museum, 1996)
Good Chinese History Websites: 1) Chaos Group of University of Maryland chaos.umd.edu/history/toc ; 2) Brooklyn College site academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu ; 3) Wikipedia article on the History of China Wikipedia 4) China Knowledge chinaknowledge.de ; 5) China History Forum chinahistoryforum.com ; 6) Gutenberg.org e-book gutenberg.org/files ; 7 ) WWW VL: History China vlib.iue.it/history/asia
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