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Chinese dynasties 历代皇朝

There are two versions; the simplified and the extended list.

In most instances, the simplified version is enough as a reference.

For detailed information, the extended version offers more details.

List of major Chinese dynasties
Dynasty		Years	Related Stories
Xia	夏	2100 BCE - 1600 BCE
Shang	商	1600 BCE - 1046 BCE	Creation of the gods
Zhou	周	1046 BCE - 256 BCE	Qu Yuan 屈原 Bao and Mantou first mentioned in texts
Qin	秦	221 BCE - 206 BCE	Emperor of China search for Elixir of Life Chinese enters Northern Vietnam
Han	漢/汉	206 BCE - 220	Setting for Romance of the Three Kingdoms Start of Guan Gong culture
Sui	隋	581 - 618
Tang	唐	618 - 907	Yang Gui Fei, 杨贵妃
Song	宋	960 - 1279	Start of Mazu Culture From Sangley to Tsinoy: Journey of Filipino Chinese Setting for legend Madam White Snake
Yuan	元	1271 - 1368	Moon cake and Mongols
Ming	明	1368 - 1644 Reigns of Ming emperors	1594: Manila Chinatown established 1402: Ming Emperor Overseas? 1644: Ming dynasty remembered, 思明 Green Lion 青狮 Setting of Patriotic Princess/Princess Chang Ping 帝女花
Qing	清	1644 - 1912	Founding dates of: 1727: Er Fu Temple and Clan Association, Vietnam 1760: Matsu Temple of Tue Thanh Guild Hall, Vietnam 1783: Bangkok Chinatown established 1822: Singapore Chinatown established 1824: Hainan Association & Chua Ba Hai Nam, Vietnam 1825: Cantonese Guanyin Temple, 观音古庙, Burma 1840: Thian Hock Keng 天福宫, Singapore 1849: Kong Chow Temple, 冈州古庙, SF, USA 1852: Tin How Temple 天后古庙, USA 1850s: Birth of San Francisco Chinatown, USA 1850s: Birth of Oakland Chinatown, USA 1850s: Birth of Yangon Chinatown, Burma 1859: Yokohama Chinatown, Japan 1860: Limehouse Chinatown, UK 1861: Kheng Hock Keong, 庆福宫, Burma 1862: Yokohama Kanteibyo, Japan 1866: Penang Hainan Temple, Malaysia 1866 (circa): Nghia An Hoi Quan, Vietnam 1868: Nankinmachi, 南京町, Kobe Chinatown 1871 (circa):Tien Kong Than 天公坛, Penang, Malaysia 1875: Fushan Si, Myanmar 福山寺 1877: Long Shan Tang 龙山堂 Clan Temple, Burma 1887: Kobe Kanteibyo, 神户关帝庙 1898: Shuang Lin Monastery, 双林寺 1900s: Chua Ngoc Hoang 玉皇殿
Post Qing		1912-1949 Republic of China 1949 - People's Republic of China	1946 (circa): Boo Tong Keng, 武当庙, Malaysia 1966: Jin Dong Fu established, Singapore 2006: Yokohama Mazu Miao, Japan 2007: Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum, Singapore

Detailed list of Chinese dynasties
Dynasty Chinese text in both complex/simple script		Years
Xia	夏	2100 BCE - 1600 BCE
Shang	商	1600 BCE - 1046 BCE
Western Zhou	西周	1046 BCE - 771 BCE
Eastern Zhou	東周	770 BCE - 256 BCE
Eastern Zhou Sub period: Spring and Autumn Period	春秋	722 BCE - 476 BCE
Eastern Zhou Sub period: Warring States Period	戰国/战国	475 BCE - 221 BCE
Qin	秦	221 BCE - 206 BCE
Western Han	西漢/西汉	206 BCE - 9 AD
Xin Dynasty	新	9 - 25
Eastern Han	東漢/东汉	25 - 220
Three Kingdoms	三国	220 - 265
Western Jin	西晉/西晋	265 - 317
Eastern Jin	東晉/东晋	317 - 420
Southern and Northern Dynasties	南北朝	420 - 581
Sui	隋	581 - 618
Tang	唐	618 - 907
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms	五代十国	907 - 960
Northern Song	北宋	960 - 1127
Southern Song	南宋	1127 - 1279
Liao	遼/辽	916 - 1125
Jin	金	1115 - 1234
Yuan	元	1271 - 1368
Ming	明	1368 - 1644
Qing	清	1644 - 1912

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