Dynasty | Start and End | Capital | Present Location | |
Xia | Around 2146-1675 BC | Anyi | Shanxi Xiaxian | |
Shang① | Around 1675-1029 BC | Bo | Henan Shangqiu | |
Zhou | Western Zhou | Around 1029-771 BC② | Haojing | Shaanxi Xi'an |
Eastern Zhou | 770-256 BC | Luoyi | Henan Luoyang | |
Qin | 221-207 BC | Xianyang | Shaanxi Xianyang | |
Han | Western Han③ | 206 BC—AD 25 | Chang'an | Shaanxi Xi'an |
Eastern Han | 25—220 | Luoyang | Henan Luoyang | |
Three Kingdoms | Wei | 220-265 | Luoyang | Henan Luoyang |
Shu | 221-263 | Chengdu | Sichuan Chengdu | |
Wu | 222-280 | Jianye | Jiangsu Nanjing | |
Western Jin | 265-317 | Luoyang | Henan Luoyang | |
Eastern Jin Sixteen Kingdoms | Eastern Jin | 317-420 | Jiankang | Jiangsu Nanjing |
Sixteen Kingdoms④ | 304-439 | — | — | |
Southern Dynasties | Song | 420-479 | Jiankang | Jiangsu Nanjing |
Qi | 479-502 | Jiankang | Jiangsu Nanjing | |
Liang | 502-557 | Jiankang | Jiangsu Nanjing | |
Chen | 557-589 | Jiankang | Jiangsu Nanjing | |
Northern Dynasties | Northern Wei | 386-534 | Pingcheng | Shanxi Datong |
Luoyang | Henan Luoyang | |||
Eastern Wei | 534-550 | Ye | Hebei Linzhang | |
Northern Qi | 550-577 | Ye | Hebei Linzhang | |
Western Wei | 535-557 | Chang'an | Shaanxi Xi'an | |
Northern Zhou | 557-581 | Chang'an | Shaanxi Xi'an | |
Sui | 581-618 | Daxing | Shaanxi Xi'an | |
Tang | 618-907 | Chang'an | Shaanxi Xi'an | |
Five Dynasties Ten Kingdoms | Later Liang | 907-923 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng |
Later Tang | 923-936 | Luoyang | Henan Luoyang | |
Later Jin | 936-946 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng | |
Later Han | 947-950 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng | |
Later Zhou | 951-960 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng | |
Ten Kingdoms⑤ | 902-979 | — | — | |
Song | Northern Song | 960-1127 | Kaifeng | Henan Kaifeng |
Southern Song | 1127-1279 | Lin'an | Zhejiang Lin'an | |
Liao | 907-1125 | Imperial Capital (Shangjing) | Liaoning Barin Right Banner | |
Western Xia | 1038-1227 | Xingqing Prefecture | Ningxia Yinchuan | |
Jin | 1115-1234 | Huining | Acheng (Heilongjiang) | |
Central Capital | Beijing | |||
Kaifeng | Henan Kaifeng | |||
Yuan | 1206-1368 | Dadu | Beijing | |
Ming | 1368-1644 | Beijing | Beijing | |
Qing | 1616-1911 | Beijing | Beijing | |
Republic of China | 1912-1949 | Nanjing | Jiangsu Nanjing | |
The People's Republic of China was established on October 1, 1949, with the capital being Beijing. |
Chinese historical dynasties time inquiry table: The start and end times of Chinese dynasties, the location of the capitals, and the current corresponding place names of the capitals.
① Around the 14th century BC, Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin, and since then, Shang also became Yin.
② In 841 BC (the first year of the Gonghe era of the Western Zhou Dynasty), it was the beginning of the exact chronology of Chinese history.
③ Including the "New" Dynasty established by Wang Mang (8 AD - 23 AD). During Wang Mang's period, a large-scale peasant ** erupted, establishing a peasant regime. In 23 AD, the new Wang Mang regime **. In 25 AD, the Eastern Han Dynasty was established.
④ During this period, in the northern part of China, there were several feudal regimes, 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, Xia, and other countries, historically called the "Sixteen Kingdoms."
⑤ During this period, in addition to Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, there were also several feudal regimes, including: Wu, Former Shu, Wuyue, Chu, Min