Period |
Date |
Events |
Xia |
c.1994-1523 B.C. |
|
Shang-Yin |
c.1523-1028 B.C. |
|
Western Zhou |
1027-722 B.C. |
|
Spring and Autumn Period |
722-481 B.C. |
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Warring States Period |
481-221 B.C. |
|
Qin |
221-207 B.C. |
|
Former Han |
202 B.C.-A.D. 9 |
|
Xin |
9-23 |
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Later Han |
25-220 |
|
Three Kingdoms Period |
220-265 |
|
The Division into North and South |
265-589 |
Discovery of Fusang. |
Sui |
590-618 |
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Tang |
618-907 |
Tang forces repel the armies of Islam at the Talas. |
The Period of Disunity |
907-960 |
|
The Song |
960-1279 |
Song unification of northern China, and hegemony over southern Chinese kingdoms as vassal states. |
The Barbarian Invasion |
1279-1368 |
Khitans, Tartars, and Mongols threaten southern China after driving the Song from the North. Mongol plans to obtain a navy from Chinese war profiteers foiled. |
Ming |
1368- |
Ming conquest of the North. Rediscovery of Fusang, and discovery of Jinshan. |