| Mythical | 2697-2206 BC | Legendary |
|
Hsia |
2205-1766 BC 1783-1122 BC |
With the Chou, known as the "San Tai" or "Three Dynasties". |
| Chou | 1122-222 BC | The classic period; Ch'un Ch'iu period 722-481; Chan Kuo period 403-221. |
| Chin | 221-206 BC | China reunified. |
| Han | 206 BC - AD 219 | "Eastern Han" (from AD 25) |
| Wei | 220-264 | "The Three Kingdoms" (Wei, Wu and Shu) from AD 200 |
| Ch'in | 265-419 | Eastern Ch'in from 317. Barbarian kingdoms in North China 304-439. |
| NORTH & SOUTH |
With the Wu and Eastern Chin, known as the "Six Dynasties of the southern culture. | |
| Sung | 420-478 | |
| Ch'i | 479-501 | |
| Liang | 502-556 | |
| Ch'en | 557- 588 |
| Sui | 589-617 | China reunified. |
| T'ang | 618-906 | The Apogee: T'ang Dynasty |
| WU TAI | or "Five Dynasties | |
| Liang | 907-922 | |
| T'ang | 923-935 | |
| Chin | 936-946 | |
| Han | 947-950 | |
| Chou | 951-959 | |
| Sung | 960-1280 | "Southern Sung" from 1127 with Northern China under Manchus and Mongols. |
| Yuan | 1280-1368 | Mongolian rule. |
| Ming | 1368-1643 | Chinese rule restored. |
| 1368-1398 | Hung-Wu | |
| 1399-1402 | Chien Wen | |
| 1403-1424 | Yung-Lo | |
| 1425- | Hung-Hsi | |
| 1426-1435 | Hsuan-Te | |
| 1436-1449 | Cheng-Tung | |
| 1450-1457 | Ching Tai | |
| 1457-1464 | Tien Shun | |
| 1465-1487 | Cheng-Hua | |
| 1488-1505 | Hung-Chih | |
| 1506-1521 | Cheng-Te | |
| 1522-1566 | Chia-Ching | |
| 1573-1620 | Wan-Li | |
| 1620- | Tai-Chang | |
| 1621-1627 | Tien-Chi | |
| 1628-1644 | Chung-Chen | |
| Ch'ing | 1644-1911 | Manchurian rule |
| 1644-1661 | Shun-Chih | |
| 1662-1722 | K'ang-Hsi | |
| 1723-1735 | Yung-Cheng | |
| 1736-1795 | Chien Lung | |
| 1796-1821 | Chia Ch'ing | |
| 1821-1850 | Tao-Kuang | |
| 1851-1861 | Hsien-Feng | |
| 1862-1873 | Tung-Chih | |
| 1875-1908 | Kuang-Hsu | |
| 1908-1949 | Hsuan-Tung | |
| Republic of China |
1912-1949 | |
| People's Republic of China |
1949 - |
Source: buddhanet.net
