Ancient Chinese Dynasties

Ancient Chinese dynasties in order: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Western Han, New Dynasty, Xuan Han, Eastern Han, Three Kingdoms period, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Northern Han, Song, Liao, Xixia, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing

Summer Dynasty: ca. 2029 BCE - ca. 1559 BCE, ****count: 471 years

Shang Dynasty: ca. 1559 B.C.-approximately 1046 B.C.*** Count: 438 years

Zhou Dynasty: approximately 1046 B.C.-256 B.C.***, divided into the Western Zhou and the Eastern Zhou, which was further divided into the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, *** Count: 867 years

Qin Dynasty: 221 B.C.-206 B.C.***, in 221 B.C.***, King of Qin united the six kingdoms, and was the first to be called Emperor, *** Count: 16 years

Qin Dynasty: approximately 2029 B.C.-approximately 1559 B.C.*** Count: 16 years

Western Chu: 206 BC - 202 BC, Xiang Yu, King of Western Chu, ***Count: 5 years

Western Han: 202 BC - 8 AD, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, ***Count: 210 years

New Dynasty: 8 Lunar Months of the 8th year of the AD - October 6 of the 23rd year of the AD, Wang Mang, Emperor of the New Taizu Jianxing, ***Count: 16 years

The New Dynasty: 8 Lunar Years of the AD - October 6 of the 23rd year of the AD, Wang Mang, Emperor of the New Taizu Jianxing, ***Count: 16 years< /p>

Xuan Han: 23-25 A.D., Liu Xuan, Emperor of Han More, *** Count: 3 years

Eastern Han: 25-220 A.D., Liu Xiu, Emperor of Han Guangwu, *** Count: 196 years

Three Kingdoms: 220-280 A.D., the triad of Wei, Shu and Wu, *** Count: 61 years

Jin Dynasty: 265-420 A.D., divided into the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316), Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), *** Count: 156 years

Southern and Northern Dynasties: 420-589 A.D., *** Count: 170 years

Sui-Dynasty: 581 A.D.-618 A.D., Yang Jian, Emperor of the Wen Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, *** Count: 38 years

Tang-Dynasty: 618-907 A.D., Li Yuan, Gaozu of Tang Dynasty. *** count: 290 years

Five Dynasties: 907-960 AD, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou, *** count: 54 years

Ten Kingdoms: 891-979 AD, *** count: 89 years

Song Dynasty: 960-1279 AD, divided into Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD), Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD), and Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD). 1127-1279), *** count: 320 years

Yuan Dynasty: 1271-1368 AD, Yuan Taizu Marco Polo Tiemuzhen, *** count: 98 years

Ming Dynasty: 1368-1644 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Great-grandfather of the Ming Dynasty, *** count: 277 years

Qing Dynasty: 1644-1912 AD, Qing Taizu Aisin Gioro Nurhachi, *** Count: 268 years

Expanded Information:

Chinese dynasties are different from the rest of the world, the difference between "dynastic" and "dynasty" is that "dynastic" is a concept that existed at that time. The Chinese word "Chao" has today's meaning. It is used in politics to refer to the person who is in power. In politics, it is used to refer to the regime of the person in power, and there is the idea that "today, one regime governs the whole world". Therefore, "Chao" is similar to what is now called "national ruling power" (i.e., the government of the state administration), and is not the same as the modern definition of "state" (the state in ancient China started from the clan lands of tribal alliances, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Shang and Zhou dynasties). (state in ancient China from the tribal alliance of clan land, the Shang and Zhou Dynasties refers to the "vassal state", is a kind of local power management unit); "dynasty" is the name of the descendants to facilitate the division of history, "dynasty" theory are also The theory of "dynasty" is not invented by modern scholars, but is also an ancient official in order to distinguish between the historical period of a certain regime established by the existing law of division.

The most obvious is the "Three Kingdoms, Two Jin, and the North and South Dynasties" this "dynasty" is obviously not only a "dynasty", but by a number of different regimes, such as the Jin Dynasty, the Five Husks and Sixteen Kingdoms, the North and South Dynasties and other "dynasties". The "dynasty" is obviously not just a "dynasty", but a number of different regimes, such as the Jin Dynasty, the Five Hus Sixteen Kingdoms, the North and South Dynasties, and other "sub-dynasties", and the North and South Dynasties are divided into the South and North Dynasties, and the South Dynasties of Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen are each divided into "dynasties" as a criterion.

China's dynasties are used "dynasty" as a criterion for the division, to distinguish between the time of a regime, so there will often be a "dynasty" survival and "dynasty" of the state of the overlap of the Situation. Such as the Qin, Sui, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, these "dynasties" of the state of the time overlap, the rise and fall of a "dynasty" is also the rise and fall of this "dynasty".

While many dynasties in China overlapped with the dynastic throne, it does not mean that dynasty is equal to the concept of "dynastic", which in modern terms is similar to a ruling government that governs the country. Gu Yanwu said, "To protect the country, the ruler and his ministers should seek to protect the country; to protect the world, the inferiority of the people should be responsible for it", which is different from the concept of the modern sovereign state. Under the concept of the family world, the family of the Chinese monarch became the ruler of the world through rotation, and the "change of dynasty" was the process of changing the ruling regime of the dynasty.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia. Chinese Historical Dynasties