===== Chinese Chronology =====

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Note: In Chinese locations, the suffix “sheng” indicates a province name, and “xian” indicates a county. For example: the province Anhui maybe be written as Anhui Sheng. See also: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_names_in_China]]

==== Chinese dynastic styles and periods ====

Xia (culture, period) - ca. 2000-1500 BCE

Erlitou

**Shang** - 1700-1027 BCE
Shang styles:
  *Anyang (Shang style) - 1384 to 111 BCE
  *Xiaotun
  *Zhengzhou

**Zhou** (culture):
  *Western Zhou - ca. 1050 to 771 BCE
  *Eastern Zhou - 770-221 BCE

**Qin** (style and period) - 221-207 BCE

**Han** (Chinese):
  *Eastern Han - 25-220 CE
  *Western Han - 206 BCE - 9 CE

Three Kingdoms (Chinese) -  220 to 280 CE (after fall of Han)

Southern and Northern Dynasties - 265 to 581 CE:
  ***Six Dynasties** - 265-589 CE
    *Jin (Six Dynasties)
    *Southern Qi - 479 to 502
    *Liu Song - 420 to 479
    *Liang - 502 to 557
    *Chen - 557 to 589 CE

  *Northern Dynasties:
    *Wei - 386 to 556 CE
    *Northern Qi - 550-577 CE (from Eastern Wei; conquered by Northern Zhou)
    *Northern Zhou - 557 to 581 CE (from Western Wei)
    

**Sui** - 589 to 618 CE

**Tang** (Chinese style)- 618 to 907 CE

Five Dynasties:
  *Later Liang
  *Later Tang
  *Later Jin
  *Later Han (Five Dynasties style)
  *Later Zhou (Chinese)

Liao

Jin (Golden Tartars)

**Song** (Chinese style):
  *Northern Song - 960-1127
  *Southern Song - 1127-1279

Yüan - 1279-1368
	   	
Ming - 1368-1644:
  *Hongwu
  *Yongle
  *Xuande
  *Chenghua
  *Hongzhi
  *Zhengde
  *Jiajing
  *Longqing
  *Wanli
  *Tianqi
  *Chongzhen

Qing - 1644-1911:
  *Shunzhi
  *Kangxi
  *Yongzheng
  *Qianlong (Chinese dynastic style)
  *Jiaqing
  *Daoguang
  *Xianfeng
  *Tongzhi
  *Guangxu
  *Xuantong

Xiongnu

Xixia