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Home > Timeline of Chinese history

 Contents
1 Ancient China
2 Imperial China
3 Modern China
4 See also
5 Mnemonics
6 External links
The following is a timeline of the history of China:

For a summary table of the dynasties in Chinese history and their dates, check here.


1 Ancient China

Date Ruling entity King Events Other people/events
2500 BC Sanhuangwudi   This period is part of the Chinese mythology  
-2205    
Xia Dynasty      
-1806      
-1523 Shang Dynasty   First records of Chinese characters  
-1027      
-1122 Zhou Dynasty King Wu of ZhouKing Wu of Zhou ( ch Pinyin: zhou wu wang) or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Various sources quoted that he passed away at the age of 93, 54 or 43. Personal information family name Ji ( ji) in Chinese Given Name Fa (    
-781 YouKing You of Zhou (before 781 BC 771 BC) ( ch. zhou you wang) was the twelfth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the last of Western Zhou Dynasty. Personal information family name Ji (姬 ji) in Chinese given name Gongsheng ( gong sheng) in Chin    
-771 End of Western Zhou  
-770 PingKing Ping of Zhou (before 771 BC 720 BC) ( ch. zhou ping wang) or King P'ing of Chou was the thirteenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the first of Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Personal information family name Ji ( ji) in Chinese given name Yijiu ( yi Beginning of Eastern Zhou  
-722 Spring and Autumn PeriodThe Spring and Autumn Period ( ch. pinyin Chunqiu Shidai) represented an era in Chinese history between 722 BC and 481 BC. The term comes from the Annals of Spring and Autumn a historical record penned by Confucius that chronicles this era. During the Spr  
-720  
-619 Xiang  
-632 Battle of Chengpu
-651  
-551   Lao Zi
-551   Confucius
-481  
-479    
-403   Warring States Period  
-314 Nan  
-260 Battle of Changping
-256  


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