Chinese Dynasties Timeline

Browse Chinese dynasties with periods, capitals, locations, and founders.

DynastyPeriodCapitalModern LocationFounder
夏朝公元前2070-公元前1600阳城、阳翟、老丘、斟鄩、西河河南登封、陈留、偃师、安阳等
商朝公元前1600-公元前1046亳、西毫、奄、殷河南商丘、偃师、郑州、安阳
西周公元前1046-公元前771镐京陕西西安周武王姬发
东周公元前770-公元前256洛邑河南洛阳周平王姬宜臼
秦朝公元前221-公元前207咸阳陕西咸阳秦始皇嬴政
西汉公元前202-8长安陕西西安汉高祖刘邦
东汉25-220洛阳河南洛阳光武帝刘秀
三国 - 魏220-266洛阳河南洛阳魏文帝曹丕
三国 - 蜀221-263成都四川成都昭烈帝刘备
三国 - 吴222-280建业江苏南京吴大帝孙权
西晋266-316洛阳、长安河南洛阳、陕西西安晋武帝司马炎
东晋317-420建康江苏南京晋元帝司马睿
南北朝420-589建康、平城、洛阳、邺城等南京、大同、洛阳、安阳等刘裕、拓跋珪等
隋朝581-618大兴陕西西安隋文帝杨坚
唐朝618-907长安陕西西安唐高祖李渊
五代十国907-979开封、洛阳、金陵等河南、江苏等朱温、李存勖等
北宋960-1127东京河南开封宋太祖赵匡胤
南宋1127-1279临安浙江杭州宋高宗赵构
辽朝916-1125上京内蒙古巴林左旗耶律阿保机
金朝1115-1234会宁、中都黑龙江阿城、北京完颜阿骨打
元朝1271-1368大都北京元世祖忽必烈
明朝1368-1644南京、北京江苏南京、北京明太祖朱元璋
清朝1636-1912盛京、北京辽宁沈阳、北京清太宗皇太极
中华民国1912-1949南京、北京、重庆等江苏南京、北京、重庆孙中山

Use this page to browse the Chinese dynasties timeline. It focuses on dynasty name, period, or keyword and produces start/end dates, capitals, and founder information.

How to use

  1. Prepare dynasty name, period, or keyword and paste, upload, or enter it as requested by the page.
  2. Adjust the available options, then run the process, conversion, generator, or lookup.
  3. Review start/end dates, capitals, and founder information, then copy, download, or continue editing the result.

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Typical use

Input

Tang dynasty

Output

Shows the Tang dynasty period, capital, and related information.
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