Dynasties of China
| Dynasty Name | Name in Chinese | Ruling House or Clan of Houses | From | To | Term |
| Confederacy dynasties | |||||
| Xia dynasty | 夏 | Sì (姒) | 2070 BC | 1600 BC | 470 years |
| Shang dynasty | 商 | Zǐ (子) | 1600 BC | 1046 BC | 554 years |
| Western Zhou dynasty | 西周 | Jī (姬) | 1046 BC | 771 BC | 275 years |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty | 东周 | Jī (姬) | 770 BC | 256 BC | 515 years |
| Spring and Autumn period | 春秋 | 770 BC | 476 BC | 295 years | |
| Warring States period | 战国 | 476 BC | 221 BC | 255 years | |
| Imperial dynasties | |||||
| Qin dynasty | 秦 | Yíng (嬴) | 221 BC | 206 BC | 15 years |
| Western Han dynasty | 西汉 | Liú (刘) | 206 BC | AD 9 | 215 years |
| Xin dynasty | 新 | Wáng (王) | AD 9 | AD 23 | 14 years |
| Eastern Han dynasty | 东汉 | Liú (刘) | AD 25 | AD 220 | 195 years |
| Three Kingdoms | 三国 | Cáo (曹) Liú (刘) Sūn (孙) | AD 220 | AD 280 | 60 years |
| Western Jin dynasty | 西晋 | Sīmǎ (司马) | AD 265 | AD 317 | 52 years |
| Eastern Jin dynasty | 东晋 | Sīmǎ (司马） | AD 317 | AD 420 | 103 years |
| Southern and Northern dynasties | 南北朝 | Various | AD 420 | AD 589 | 169 years |
| Sui dynasty | 隋 | Yáng (杨) | AD 581 | AD 618 | 37 years |
| Tang dynasty | 唐 | Lǐ (李) | AD 618 | AD 907 | 289 years |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms | 五代十国 | Various | AD 907 | AD 960 | 53 years |
| Kingdom of Dali | 大理国 | Duan (段) | AD 937 | AD 1253 | 316 years |
| Northern Song dynasty | 北宋 | Zhào (赵) | AD 960 | AD 1127 | 167 years |
| Southern Song dynasty | 南宋 | Zhào (赵) | AD 1127 | AD 1279 | 152 years |
| Liao dynasty | 辽 | Yelü (耶律) | AD 907 | AD 1125 | 209 years |
| Jin dynasty | 金 | Wanggiya (完颜) | AD 1115 | AD 1234 | 119 years |
| Western Xia | 西夏 | Li (李) | AD 1038 | AD 1227 | 189 years |
| Western Liao | 西辽 | Yelü (耶律) | AD 1124 | AD 1218 | 94 years |
| Yuan dynasty | 元 | Borjigin (孛儿只斤) | AD 1271 | AD 1368 | 97 years |
| Ming dynasty | 明 | Zhū (朱) | AD 1368 | AD 1644 | 276 years |
| Qing dynasty | 清 | Aisin Gioro (爱新觉罗) | AD 1636 | AD 1912 | 268 years |