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Dynasties of China

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Ordered by Date

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Xia (2207 BC to ~1766 BC -- 442 years / ~2000 BC to ~1500 BC -- 500 years // Hsia)
夏
Xia4
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Shang (~1765 BC to ~1122 BC -- 644 years / ~1700 BC to 1045 BC -- 656 years / ~1700 BC to ~1027 BC -- 673 years)
商
Shang1
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Zhou (~1121 BC to ~249 BC -- 873 years / ~1045 BC to 221 BC -- 825 years // includes Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States)
周
Zhou1
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    David   Lynn  

Western Zhou (~1121 BC to ~771 BC -- 351 years / ~1027 BC to ~771 BC -- 257 years // Chou)
西 周
Xi1 Zhou1
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    David   Lynn  

Eastern Zhou (770 BC - 256 BC -- 515 years)
东 周
Dong1 Zhou1
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    David   Lynn  

Spring and Autumn (777 BC to 476 BC -- 302 years // first period of Eastern Zhou)
春 秋
Chun1qiu1
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Warring States (475 BC to 221 BC -- 255 years // second period of Eastern Zhou)
战 国
Zhan4guo2
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Qin (221 BC to 207 BC -- 15 years // Ch'in // centralized government)
秦
Qin2
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Han (206 BC to 220 AD -- 427 years // Includes Western Han, Xin, Eastern Han)
汉
Han4
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Western Han (206 BC to 9 AD -- 216 years)
西 汉
Xi1 Han4
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Xin (9 to 24 -- 16 years // Hsin)
新
Xin1
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Eastern Han (25 to 220 -- 196 years)
东 汉
Dong1 Han4
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Three Kingdoms (220 to 280 -- 61 years // Includes Wei, Shu, and complete Wu, Wu overlaps with Western Jin)
三 国
San1guo2
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Wei (220 to 265 -- 46 years)
魏
Wei4
    Liu Qiuxia   Da Di   Wang Yong  
    Josh   Lynn   David  

Shu (221 to 263 -- 43 years // also called Shu3 Han4 蜀 汉)
蜀
Shu3
    Shao Danni