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East Asia Dynasties Timeline

  • Xia Start (China)
    2200 BCE

    Xia Start (China)

    The Xia dynasty is known to be the first to irrigate, produce cast bronze, and build a strong army. It used oracle bones and had a calendar. Xi Zhong is credited in legend with inventing a wheeled vehicle. He used a compass, square, and rule.
  • Xia End (China)
    1766 BCE

    Xia End (China)

  • Shang Start (China)
    1700 BCE

    Shang Start (China)

    The Shang Dynasty is known for it advanced technology and sophisticated craftsmanship. Despite these innovations, the Shang Dynasty should best be remembered for introducing writing systems to China. Earliest Chinese writing on the archaeological record is found on tortoise shells.
  • Shang End (China)
    1080 BCE

    Shang End (China)

  • Zhou Dynasty Start (China
    1045 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty Start (China

    The Zhou Dyansty was said to that his sayings and teachings impacted the culture and government throughout the rest of the history of Ancient China.
  • Zhou Dynasty End (China)
    221 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty End (China)

  • Qin Dynasty Start (China)
    221 BCE

    Qin Dynasty Start (China)

    The main achievement of the Qin is the fact that it unified China, creating the first dynasty ruled by the first emperor Qin Shi Huang. Other well-known achievements is the creation of the Great Wall and a large army of Terracotta Warriors.
  • Han Dynasty Start (China)
    206 BCE

    Han Dynasty Start (China)

    The Han dynasty developed civil service and government structure; scientific advancements such as the invention of paper, use of water clocks and sundials to measure time, and development of a seismograph
  • Qin Dynasty End (China)
    206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty End (China)

  • Sila Dynasty Start (Korea)
    57 BCE

    Sila Dynasty Start (Korea)

    Sila kingdom is best seen in the magnificent gold crowns which are among the most prized art objects produced in ancient South-East Asia.
  • Goguryeo Dynasty Start (Korea)
    37 BCE

    Goguryeo Dynasty Start (Korea)

    At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most of the Korean peninsula, large parts of Manchuria and parts of the Russian Far East and eastern Mongolia. Along with Baekje and Silla, Goguryeo was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
  • Baekje Dynasty Start (Korea)
    18 BCE

    Baekje Dynasty Start (Korea)

    Barkje was one of the Three Kingdoms which ruled over ancient Korea from the 1st century BCE to the 7th century CE. ... The Baekje kingdom was noted for its high culture, many aspects of which it exported to its ally Japan
  • Goguryeo Dynasty End (Korea)
    3 BCE

    Goguryeo Dynasty End (Korea)

  • Han Dynasty End (China)
    221

    Han Dynasty End (China)

  • Baekje Dynasty End (Korea)
    475

    Baekje Dynasty End (Korea)

  • Sui Dynasty Start (China)
    581

    Sui Dynasty Start (China)

    The Sui Dynasty is most famous for unifying China under one rule after the Period of Disunion.
  • Sui Dynasty End (China)
    Jan 1, 618

    Sui Dynasty End (China)

  • Tang Dynasty Start (China)
    Jan 1, 618

    Tang Dynasty Start (China)

    During the Tang rule China experienced a time of peace and prosperity that made it one of the most powerful nations in the world. This time period is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Ancient China.
  • Parhae Dynasty Start (Korea)
    Jan 1, 698

    Parhae Dynasty Start (Korea)

    Parhae Dynasty was an important regional power which interacted both peacefully and otherwise with its neighbors the Unified Silla Kingdom of Korea and Tang China. The latter was a strong cultural influence, and Japan, too, was a staunch ally
  • Nara and Heian Periods Start (Japan)
    Jan 1, 710

    Nara and Heian Periods Start (Japan)

    The monasteries quickly gained such strong political influence that, in order to protect the position of the emperor and central government, the capital was moved to Nagaoka in 784, and finally to Heian (Kyoto) in 794 where it would remain for over one thousand years.
  • Tang Dynasty End (China)
    Jan 1, 907

    Tang Dynasty End (China)

  • Goryeo Dynasty Start (China)
    Jan 1, 918

    Goryeo Dynasty Start (China)

    The Goryeo dynasty was a period of intense religious fervor To meet the standards demanded by their patrons, Goryeo artisans created exquisite celadons, elegant Buddhist paintings, and superb inlaid metal crafts as well as inlaid lacquer ware.
  • Parhae Dynasty End (Korea)
    Jan 1, 926

    Parhae Dynasty End (Korea)

  • Sila Dynasty End (Korea)
    Jan 1, 935

    Sila Dynasty End (Korea)

  • Song Dynasty Start (China)
    Jan 1, 960

    Song Dynasty Start (China)

    The Song Dynasty was known for its unique prosperous economy and radiant culture, this period was considered as another period of 'golden age' after the glorious Tang Dynasty
  • Kamakura Periods Start (Japan)
    Jan 1, 1192

    Kamakura Periods Start (Japan)

    Kamakura period, in Japanese history, the period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. It was named for the city where Minamoto Yoritomo set up the headquarters of his military government, commonly known as the Kamakura shogunate.
  • Nara and Heian Periods End (Japan)
    Jan 1, 1192

    Nara and Heian Periods End (Japan)

  • Song Dynasty End (China)
    Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty End (China)

  • Yuan Dynasty Start (China)
    Jan 1, 1279

    Yuan Dynasty Start (China)

    Yuan Dynasty was known as China's first foreign-led dynasty, in between the Chinese Song and Ming dynasties. It was established by Kublai Khan, leader of the vast Mongol Empire, and fell into internal rebellion after it lost touch with its Mongol roots.
  • Kamakura Periods End (Japan)
    Jan 1, 1333

    Kamakura Periods End (Japan)

  • Muromachi Period Start (Japan)
    1338

    Muromachi Period Start (Japan)

    Muromachi period, also called Ashikaga Period, in Japanese history, period of the Ashikaga Shogunate. It was named for a district in Kyōto, where the first Ashikaga shogun, Takauji, established his administrative headquarters.
  • Yuan Dynasty End (China)
    Jan 1, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty End (China)

  • Ming Dynasty Start (China)
    Jan 1, 1368

    Ming Dynasty Start (China)

    The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644 A.D., during which China's population would double. Known for its trade expansion to the outside world that established cultural ties with the West, the Ming Dynasty is also remembered for its drama, literature and world-renowned porcelain.
  • Joseon Dynasty Start (Korea)
    Jan 1, 1392

    Joseon Dynasty Start (Korea)

    Joseon was the last dynasty of Korea and its longest-ruling Confucian dynasty. During its reign, Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Chinese Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society. Neo-Confucianism was installed as the new dynasty's state ideology.
  • Muromachi Period End (Japan)
    Jan 1, 1573

    Muromachi Period End (Japan)

  • Azuchi-Momoyama Period Start (Japan)
    Jan 1, 1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period Start (Japan)

    Azuchi-Momoyama period, also called Momoyama Period, (1574–1600), in Japanese history, age of political unification under the daimyo Oda Nobunaga and his successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who finally brought all provinces under the control of the central government.
  • Azuchi-Momoyama Period End (Japan)

    Azuchi-Momoyama Period End (Japan)

  • Edo Period Start (Japan)

    Edo Period Start (Japan)

    Tokugawa period, also called Edo period, (1603–1867), the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
  • Ming Dynasty End (China)

    Ming Dynasty End (China)

  • Qing Dynasty Start (China)

    Qing Dynasty Start (China)

    The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1644 to 1912. It was an era noted for its initial prosperity and tumultuous final years, and for being only the second time that China was not ruled by the Han people
  • Edo Period End (Japan)

    Edo Period End (Japan)

  • Meji Period Start (Japan)

    Meji Period Start (Japan)

    Meiji, in full Meiji Tennō, personal name Mutsuhito, (born Nov. 3, 1852, Kyōto—died July 30, 1912, Tokyo), emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, during whose reign Japan was dramatically transformed from a feudal country into one of the great powers of the modern world.
  • Joseon Dynasty End (Korea)

    Joseon Dynasty End (Korea)

  • Qing Dynasty End (China)

    Qing Dynasty End (China)

  • Meji Period End (Japan)

    Meji Period End (Japan)

  • Taisho and Early Showa Period Start (Japan)

    Taisho and Early Showa Period Start (Japan)

    Pro-labor laws were passed and generally the rights of workers improved until the military crackdown in the 1930's. ... The Taisho era was a period of feminist awakening with pressure from women for greater liberation and access to birth control.
  • Taisho and Early Showa Period End (Japan)

    Taisho and Early Showa Period End (Japan)