All of the Chinese Dynasties (incl. communist party) with dates and unique characteristics.
156401122 | Xia | 2200-1766 BCE Tamed Yellow River 3 Great Sages | 0 | |
156401123 | Shang | 1766-1122 BCE Bronze metallurgy Weapons Oracle bones (turtle shells) | 1 | |
156401124 | Zhou | 1122-256 BCE Period of Warring States | 2 | |
156401125 | Qin | 221-207 BCE Shi Huangdi-harsh Legalism | 3 | |
156401126 | Han (Wang Mang) | 206 BCE-220 CE Han Wudi Imperial universities Civil service exams | 4 | |
156401127 | Sui | 589-618 CE Grand Canal | 5 | |
156401128 | Tang | 618-907 CE Militaristic New technology-paper, gunpowder | 6 | |
156401129 | Song | 960-1279 CE Weak military Focused on technology and administration | 7 | |
156401130 | Yuan | 1279-1368 CE Mongols-Kub. Khan | 8 | |
156401131 | Ming | 1368-1644 CE Confucianism 8-legged essays Footbinding-elite women | 9 | |
156401132 | Qing | 1644-1911 CE Pu Ye-last emperor Weak-British invasion Opium Spheres of Influence | 10 | |
156401133 | Sun Yat-Sen-Jiang Jieshi-Mao Zedong | 1911-1949 CE Republic Guomandong nationalists | 11 | |
156401134 | Mao Zedong | 1949 CE CCP | 12 |