Chinese Historical Dynasty Timeline Query

Timeline Query Table for Chinese Historical Dynasties: The starting and ending dates, capital locations, and current corresponding place names of China's historical dynasties.

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Annotations for Chinese Dynasties

① Around the 14th century BC, Pangeng moved the capital to Yin, and henceforth Shang was also known as Yin.

② The year 841 BC (the first year of the Gonghe Regency in the Western Zhou Dynasty) marks the beginning of precise dating in Chinese history.

③ Including the "Xin" dynasty established by Wang Mang (8 AD - 23 AD). During the Wang Mang period, large-scale peasant revolts erupted, leading to the establishment of peasant regimes. In 23 AD, the Xin Wang Mang regime fell. In 25 AD, the Eastern Han Dynasty was established.

④ During this period, in northern China, there existed several feudal regimes successively, including Han (Qian Zhao), Cheng (Cheng Han), Qian Liang, Hou Zhao (Wei), Qian Yan, Qian Qin, Hou Yan, Hou Qin, Xi Qin, Hou Liang, Nan Liang, Bei Liang, Nan Yan, Xi Liang, Bei Yan, Xia, etc., collectively known as the "Sixteen Kingdoms" in history.

⑤ During this period, besides the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou, there existed several feudal regimes successively, including Wu, Former Shu, Wuyue, Chu, Min, Nanhan, Jingnan (Nanping), Later Shu, Nantang, Beihan, etc., collectively known as the "Ten Kingdoms" in history.