What is the order of dynasties in the history of our country? How old are they?

Mondo History Updated on 2024-03-01

The length of the history of dynasties in the history of our country varies, some dynasties are short, and some dynasties have a long history. Here are some of the historical lengths of dynasties:

1. The Xia Dynasty (c. 2070 BC to c. 1600 BC) existed for about 470 years.

2. The Great Shang (c. 1600 BC to c. 1046 BC) existed for about 600 years.

3. The Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 BC to 771 BC) existed for about 300 years.

4. Eastern Zhou Dynasty: Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC to 476 BC); The Warring States period (475 BC to 221 BC) existed for about 500 years.

5. The Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 206 BC) existed for about 15 years.

6. Han Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty (202 BC to 8 AD); the New Dynasty (9-23 AD); Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD to 220 AD). The Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty existed for about 400 years together.

7. Three Kingdoms Period: Three Kingdoms Wei (220-265); Three Kingdoms Shu (221-263); Three Kingdoms Wu (222-280). It has been around for about 60 years.

8. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties: Wei and Jin (265-420); Northern and Southern Dynasties: Southern Dynasties Song, Qi, Liang, Chen (420–589); Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou (386-581). It has been around for about 300 years.

9. The Sui Dynasty (581-618) existed for about 40 years.

10. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) existed for about 289 years.

11. Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period: Five Dynasties: Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou (907-960); The Ten Kingdoms: Former Shu, Later Shu, Southern Wu, Southern Tang, Jingnan, Southern Han, Chu, Wu, Min, and Qi (907-979) existed for about 80 years.

12. Song Dynasty: Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) existed for about 319 years.

13. The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) existed for about 100 years.

14. The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) existed for about 276 years.

15. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) existed for about 268 years.

These were the major dynasties and periods in Chinese history, each with its own unique political, social, cultural, and economic characteristics.

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