Chinese history dynasties handbook 8vo paper

Chinese historical dynasties, i.e. dynasties and regimes that existed in Chinese history.

Xia Dynasty: ca. 2070 BC - ca. 1600 BC (disputed)

Shang Dynasty: ca. 1600 BC - 1046 BC (disputed)

Zhou Dynasty: 1046 BC - 256 BC, divided into the Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou, which was further divided into the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, ***Count: 790 years

Qin Dynasty: 221 BC - 207 BC, Qin King Ying Zheng unified the six kingdoms in 221 BC and was first proclaimed Emperor, *** Count: 15 years

Chu and Han Dynasty: 206 BC - 202 BC, Xiang Yu, King of Western Chu, *** Count: 4 years

Western Han Dynasty: 206 BC - 8 BC, Liu Bang, Gaozu of Han, *** Count: 209 years

p>New Dynasty: January 15, 9 A.D.-October 6, 23 A.D., Emperor Wang Mang, the new Great Ancestor Jianxing, *** Count: 14 years

Xuan Han: 23-25 A.D., Emperor Liu Xuan, the first Han emperor to change his name, *** Count: 2 years

Eastern Han: 25-220 A.D., Liu Xiu, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty Guangwu, *** Count: 195 years

Three Kingdoms: 220-280 A.D., Wei, Shu and Wu, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, *** Count: 209 years

Three Kingdoms: 220- 280, Wei, Shu and Wu, *** Count: 59 years

Jin Dynasty: 265-420 A.D., divided into the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316 A.D.) and the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420 A.D.), *** Count: 155 years

North and South Dynasties: 420-589 A.D., *** Count: 169 years

Sui-Dynasty: 581 A.D.-A.D. 618 AD, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, *** Count: 37 years

Tang Dynasty: 618-907 AD, Li Yuan, Gaozu of Tang Dynasty, *** Count: 289 years

Five Dynasties: 907-960 AD, Houliang, Houtang, Houjin, Houhan, Houzhou, *** Count: 53 years

Ten Kingdoms: 891-979 AD, *** Count: 88 years

Song Dynasty: 960-1279 A.D., divided into Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 A.D.), Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), *** Count: 319 years

Yuan Dynasty: 1271-1368 A.D., Yuan Taizu Marco Polo Tiemuzhen, *** Count: 97 years

Ming Dynasty: 1368-1644 A.D. , Zhu Yuanzhang, the Great-grandfather of Ming, *** Count: 276 years

Qing Dynasty: 1616-1911 AD? [19]? , Aisin Gioro Nurhachu, *** Count: 268 years

China has a long history, and its dynasties are even more sporadic and varied. The founder of each dynasty to the first thing to do is to establish the state, that is, the name of the dynasty, referred to as dynasty name.

What determines the name of a dynasty? Roughly, there are five reasons: from the name of the tribe, alliance, from the founder of the original trigrams, titles; from the founder of the original regime ruled by the region; from the clan relationship; symbolize auspiciousness.