History
Chinese Dynasties
Imperial dynasties that ruled China throughout history.
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Dynasty↕ | Ruling house↕ | Period of rule↕ | Rulers↕ |
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| Name(English / Chinese / Hanyu Pinyin / Wade–Giles / Bopomofo) | Surname(English / Chinese) | Ethnicity | Status |
| Xia dynasty夏朝Xià CháoHsia Ch῾aoㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄠˊ | Si姒 | Huaxia | |
| Shang dynasty商朝Shāng CháoShang Ch῾aoㄕㄤ ㄔㄠˊ | Zi子 | Huaxia | |
| Western Zhou西周Xī ZhōuHsi Chouㄒㄧ ㄓㄡ | Ji姬 | Huaxia | |
| Eastern Zhou東周Dōng ZhōuTung Chouㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄡ | Ji姬 | Huaxia | |
| Qin dynasty秦朝Qín CháoCh῾in Ch῾aoㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Ying嬴 | Huaxia | |
| Western Han西漢Xī HànHsi Hanㄒㄧ ㄏㄢˋ | Liu劉 | Han | |
| Xin dynasty新朝Xīn CháoHsin Ch῾aoㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ | Wang王 | Han | |
| Eastern Han東漢Dōng HànTung Hanㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄢˋ | Liu劉 | Han | |
| Three Kingdoms三國Sān GuóSan Kuoㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | |||
| Cao Wei曹魏Cáo WèiTs῾ao Weiㄘㄠˊ ㄨㄟˋ | Cao曹 | Han | |
| Shu Han蜀漢Shǔ HànShu Hanㄕㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ | Liu劉 | Han | |
| Eastern Wu東吳Dōng WúTung Wuㄉㄨㄥ ㄨˊ | Sun孫 | Han | |
| Western Jin西晉Xī JìnHsi Chinㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | Sima司馬 | Han | |
| Eastern Jin東晉Dōng JìnTung Chinㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | Sima司馬 | Han | |
| Sixteen Kingdoms十六國Shíliù GuóShih-liu Kuoㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | |||
| Han-Zhao漢趙Hàn ZhàoHan Chaoㄏㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋ | Liu劉 | Xiongnu | |
| Cheng-Han成漢Chéng HànCh῾eng Hanㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄢˋ | Li李 | Di | |
| Later Zhao後趙Hòu ZhàoHou Chaoㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ | Shi石 | Jie | |
| Former Liang前涼Qián LiángCh῾ien Liangㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Zhang張 | Han | |
| Former Yan前燕Qián YānCh῾ien Yenㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢ | Murong慕容 | Xianbei | |
| Former Qin前秦Qián QínCh῾ien Ch῾inㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ | Fu苻 | Di | |
| Later Yan後燕Hòu YānHou Yenㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄢ | Murong慕容 | Xianbei | |
| Later Qin後秦Hòu QínHou Ch῾inㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ | Yao姚 | Qiang | |
| Western Qin西秦Xī QínHsi Ch῾inㄒㄧ ㄑㄧㄣˊ | Qifu乞伏 | Xianbei | |
| Later Liang後涼Hòu LiángHou Liangㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Lü呂 | Di | |
| Southern Liang南涼Nán LiángNan Liangㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Tufa禿髮 | Xianbei | |
| Northern Liang北涼Běi LiángPei Liangㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Juqu沮渠 | Lushuihu | |
| Southern Yan南燕Nán YānNan Yenㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢ | Murong慕容 | Xianbei | |
| Western Liang西涼Xī LiángHsi Liangㄒㄧ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Li李 | Han | |
| Hu Xia胡夏Hú XiàHu Hsiaㄏㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Helian赫連 | Xiongnu | |
| Northern Yan北燕Běi YānPei Yenㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄢ | Feng馮 | Han | |
| Northern dynasties北朝Běi CháoPei Ch῾aoㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ | |||
| Northern Wei北魏Běi WèiPei Weiㄅㄟˇ ㄨㄟˋ | Tuoba拓跋 | Xianbei | |
| Eastern Wei東魏Dōng WèiTung Weiㄉㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ | Yuan元 | Xianbei | |
| Western Wei西魏Xī WèiHsi Weiㄒㄧ ㄨㄟˋ | Yuan元 | Xianbei | |
| Northern Qi北齊Běi QíPei Ch῾iㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ | Gao高 | Han | |
| Northern Zhou北周Běi ZhōuPei Chouㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ | Yuwen宇文 | Xianbei | |
| Southern dynasties南朝Nán CháoNan Ch῾aoㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ | |||
| Liu Song劉宋Liú SòngLiu Sungㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ | Liu劉 | Han | |
| Southern Qi南齊Nán QíNan Ch῾iㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ | Xiao蕭 | Han | |
| Liang dynasty梁朝Liáng CháoLiang Ch῾aoㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Xiao蕭 | Han | |
| Chen dynasty陳朝Chén CháoCh῾en Ch῾aoㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Chen陳 | Han | |
| Sui dynasty隋朝Suí CháoSui Ch῾aoㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Yang楊 | Han | |
| Tang dynasty唐朝Táng CháoT῾ang Ch῾aoㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Li李 | Han | |
| Wu Zhou武周Wǔ ZhōuWu Chouㄨˇ ㄓㄡ | Wu武 | Han | |
| Five Dynasties五代Wǔ DàiWu Taiㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ | |||
| Later Liang後梁Hòu LiángHou Liangㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ | Zhu朱 | Han | |
| Later Tang後唐Hòu TángHou T῾angㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄤˊ | Li李 | Shatuo | |
| Later Jin後晉Hòu JìnHou Chinㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ | Shi石 | Shatuo | |
| Later Han後漢Hòu HànHou Hanㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄢˋ | Liu劉 | Shatuo | |
| Later Zhou後周Hòu ZhōuHou Chouㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄡ | Guo郭 | Han | |
| Ten Kingdoms十國Shí GuóShih Kuoㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | |||
| Former Shu前蜀Qián ShǔCh῾ien Shuㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˇ | Wang王 | Han | |
| Yang Wu楊吳Yáng WúYang Wuㄧㄤˊ ㄨˊ | Yang楊 | Han | |
| Ma Chu馬楚Mǎ ChǔMa Ch῾uㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄨˇ | Ma馬 | Han | |
| Wuyue吳越WúyuèWu-yüehㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ | Qian錢 | Han | |
| Min閩MǐnMinㄇㄧㄣˇ | Wang王 | Han | |
| Southern Han南漢Nán HànNan Hanㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄢˋ | Liu劉 | Han | |
| Jingnan荊南JīngnánChing-nanㄐㄧㄥ ㄋㄢˊ | Gao高 | Han | |
| Later Shu後蜀Hòu ShǔHou Shuㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄨˇ | Meng孟 | Han | |
| Southern Tang南唐Nán TángNan T῾angㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄤˊ | Li李 | Han | |
| Northern Han北漢Běi HànPei Hanㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄢˋ | Liu劉 | Shatuo | |
| Liao dynasty遼朝Liáo CháoLiao Ch῾aoㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Yelü耶律 (𘬜𘭪𘲚𘱪) | Khitan | |
| Western Liao西遼Xī LiáoHsi Liaoㄒㄧ ㄌㄧㄠˊ | Yelü耶律 (𘬜𘭪𘲚𘱪) | Khitan | |
| Northern Song北宋Běi SòngPei Sungㄅㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ | Zhao趙 | Han | |
| Southern Song南宋Nán SòngNan Sungㄋㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ | Zhao趙 | Han | |
| Western Xia西夏Xī XiàHsi Hsiaㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ | Weiming嵬名𗼨𗆟 | Tangut | |
| Jin dynasty金朝Jīn CháoChin Ch῾aoㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ | Wanyan完顏 | Jurchen | |
| Yuan dynasty元朝Yuán CháoYüan Ch῾aoㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Borjigin孛兒只斤ᠪᠣᠷᠵᠢᠭᠢᠨ | Mongol | |
| Northern Yuan北元Běi YuánPei Yüanㄅㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ | Borjigin孛兒只斤ᠪᠣᠷᠵᠢᠭᠢᠨ | Mongol | |
| Ming dynasty明朝Míng CháoMing Ch῾aoㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ | Zhu朱 | Han | |
| Southern Ming南明Nán MíngNan Mingㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ | Zhu朱 | Han | |
| Later Jin後金Hòu JīnHou Chinㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣ | Aisin Gioro愛新覺羅ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ | Jurchen | |
| Qing dynasty清朝Qīng CháoCh῾ing Ch῾aoㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄠˊ | Aisin Gioro愛新覺羅ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ | Manchu |
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