Chinese dynasty dates lookup

Chinese historical dynasties timeline lookup: start and end times of each dynasty, location of its capital, and the capital's modern place name

Notes on Chinese dynasties

1. Around the 14th century BC, Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin; from then on the Shang dynasty was also known as Yin

2. 841 BC (the first year of the Gonghe regency of the Western Zhou) marks the beginning of China's exact chronology

③ Includes the "Xin" dynasty founded by Wang Mang (8 AD-23 AD). During Wang Mang's reign large-scale peasant uprisings broke out and a peasant regime was established. In 23 AD the Xin Wang Mang regime perished, and in 25 AD the Eastern Han dynasty was established

④ During this period, several feudal regimes existed one after another in northern China, including: Han (Former Zhao), Cheng (Cheng Han), Former Liang, Later Zhao (Wei), Former Yan, Former Qin, Later Yan, Later Qin, Western Qin, Later Liang, Southern Liang, Northern Liang, Southern Yan, Western Liang, Northern Yan and Xia, known in history as the Sixteen Kingdoms

⑤ During this period, besides Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han and Later Zhou, several feudal regimes existed one after another, including: Wu, Former Shu, Wuyue, Chu, Min, Southern Han, Jingnan (Nanping), Later Shu, Southern Tang and Northern Han, known in history as the Ten Kingdoms