| English |
Kanji |
Japanese |
Year |
Description |
| Xia |
夏 |
Ka |
BC 2100 - BC 1600 |
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| Yin |
殷 |
In |
BC 1600 - BC 1046 |
|
| Shang |
商 |
Shō |
BC 1600 - BC 1046 |
Another name of Yin |
| Zhou |
周 |
Shū |
BC 1122 - BC 256 |
|
| the Western Zhou |
西周 |
Sei-Shū |
BC 1100 - BC 771 |
|
| the Eastern Zhou |
東周 |
Tō-Shū |
BC 770 - BC 256 |
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| the Spring and Autumn Period |
春秋時代 |
Shunjū Jidai |
BC 770 - BC 403 (or 476) |
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| the Warring States Period |
戦国時代 |
Sengoku Jidai |
BC 403 (or 476) - BC 221 |
|
| Jin |
晋 |
Shin |
BC 1100 - BC 378 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Cai |
蔡 |
Sai |
BC 11C - BC 447 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Zou |
邾 |
Chū |
?? |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Zheng |
鄭 |
Tei |
BC 806 - BC 375 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Chen |
陳 |
Chin |
BC 11C - BC 479 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Chu |
楚 |
So |
？ - BC 223 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers) |
| Lu |
魯 |
Ro |
BC 1055 - BC 249 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Qi (Jian) |
斉（姜斉） |
Sei |
BC 1055 - BC 249 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Qi (Tian) |
斉（田斉） |
Sei |
BC 1055 - BC 249 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers) |
| Qin |
秦 |
Shin |
BC 778 - BC 206 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers) |
| Wei |
衛 |
Ei |
BC 11C - BC 209 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Xu |
徐 |
Jo |
?? |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Wei |
魏 |
Gi |
BC 403 - BC 225 |
Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers; derived from Jin) |
| Han |
韓 |
Kan |
BC 403 - BC 230 |
Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers; derived from Jin) |
| Shu |
蜀 |
Shoku |
? - BC 316 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Song |
宋 |
Sō |
BC 1100 - BC 286 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Teng |
滕 |
Tō |
BC 1046 - BC 414 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Wu |
呉 |
Go |
BC 585 - BC 473 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Yan |
燕 |
En |
BC 1100 - BC 222 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers) |
| Zhongshan |
中山 |
Chūzan |
? - BC 296 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Yue |
越 |
Etsu |
BC 600 - BC 334 |
Spring and Autumn/Warring States Period |
| Zhao |
趙 |
Chō |
BC 403 - BC 228 |
Warring States Period (the Seven Great Powers; derived from Jin) |
| Qin |
秦 |
Shin |
BC 221 - BC 206 |
|
| Han |
漢 |
Kan |
BC 206 - AD 220 |
|
| the Former Han |
前漢 |
Zen-Kan |
BC 206 - BC 8 |
Also called "the Western Han" |
| the Western Han |
西漢 |
Sei-Kan |
BC 206 - BC 8 |
Also called "the Former Han" |
| the Later Han |
後漢 |
Go-Kan |
25 - 220 |
Also called "the Eastern Han" |
| the Eastern Han |
東漢 |
Tō-Kan |
25 - 220 |
Also called "the Later Han" |
| Xin |
新 |
Shin |
9 - 23 |
|
| the Three Kingdoms Period |
三国時代 |
Sangoku Jidai |
220 - 280 |
Wei, Shu and Wu |
| Wei |
魏 |
Gi |
220 - 265 |
One of the Three Kingdoms; also called "Cao Wei" |
| Shu |
蜀 |
Shoku |
221 - 263 |
One of the Three Kingdoms; also called "Shu Han" |
| Wu |
呉 |
Go |
229 - 280 |
One of the Three Kingdoms; also called "Dong Wu" |
| Jin |
晋 |
Shin |
265 - 420 |
|
| the Eastern Jin |
東晋 |
Tō-Shin |
265 - 316 |
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| the Western Jin |
西晋 |
Sei-Shin |
316 - 420 |
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| Wu-Hu |
五胡 |
Goko |
- |
Literally means "Five Barbarian Tribes" and may refer to Xiongnu (匈奴), Xianbei (鮮卑), Di (氐), Qiang (羌), and Jie (羯). |
| (the Period of) the Wu-Hu Sixteen Kingdoms |
五胡十六国時代 |
Goko Jūrokkoku Jidai |
304 - 439 |
The period from the establishment of the Han Zhao in 304 and to the conquer of the North China regions in 439 by the Northern Wei Dynasty |
| the Han Zhao; the Former Zhao |
前趙 |
Zen-Chō |
304 - 329 |
|
| the Later Zhao |
後趙 |
Kō-Chō |
319 - 351 |
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| (the Period of) the Southern and Northern Dynasties |
南北朝時代 |
Nanbokuchō Jidai |
439 - 589 |
the period after the unification of the North China regions by the Northern Wei to the dominance of China by the Sui Dynasty |
| the Northern Wei |
北魏 |
Hoku-Gi |
386 - 534 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Northern) |
| the Eastern Wei |
東魏 |
Tō-Gi |
534 - 550 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Northern) |
| the Western Wei |
西魏 |
Sei-Gi |
535 - 556 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Northern) |
| the Northern Zhou |
北周 |
Hoku-Shū |
556 - 581 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Northern) |
| the Northern Qi |
北斉 |
Hoku-Sei |
550 - 577 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Northern) |
| (Liu) Song |
宋 |
Sō |
420 - 479 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Southern) |
| the Southern Qi |
斉 |
Sei |
479 - 502 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Southern) |
| Liang |
梁 |
Ryō |
502 - 557 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Southern) |
| Chen |
陳 |
Sei |
557 - 589 |
Period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (Southern) |
| Sui |
隋 |
Zui |
581- 618 |
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| Tang |
唐 |
Tō |
618 - 907 |
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| (the Period of) the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms |
五代十国時代 |
Godai-Jikkoku |
907 - 960 |
The period from the demise of the Tang Dynasty to the establishment of the Song Dynasty, in which the five dynasties and ten powers ruled most of the Chinese lands |
| the Later Liang |
後梁 |
Ko-Ryō |
907 - 923 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Dynasty) |
| the Later Tang |
後唐 |
Ko-Tō |
923 - 936 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Dynasty) |
| the Later Jin |
後晋 |
Ko-Shin |
936 - 946 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Dynasty) |
| the Later Han |
後漢 |
Ko-Kan |
946 - 950 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Dynasty) |
| the Later Zhou |
後周 |
Ko-Shū |
951 - 960 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Dynasty) |
| the Former Shu |
前蜀 |
Zen-Shoku |
907 - 925 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| the Later Shu |
後蜀 |
Ko-Shoku |
934 - 965 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| Wu |
呉 |
Go |
902 - 937 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| the Southern Tang |
南唐 |
Nan-Tō |
937 - 975 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| Jingnan |
荊南 |
Keinan |
907 - 963 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| Wuyue |
呉越 |
Go-etsu |
907 - 978 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| Min |
閩 |
Bin |
909 - 945 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| Chu |
楚 |
So |
907 - 951 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| the Southern Han |
南漢 |
Nan-Kan |
909 - 971 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| the Northern Han |
北漢 |
Hoku-Kan |
951 - 979 |
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Kingdom) |
| Song |
宋 |
Sō |
960 - 1279 |
|
| the Northern Song |
北宋 |
Hoku-Sō |
960 - 1127 |
The former era of the Song Dynasty that includes the North China lands |
| the Southern Song |
南宋 |
Nan-Sō |
1127 - 1279 |
The later era of the Song Dynasty that does not include the North China lands |
| Liao |
遼 |
Ryō |
916 - 1125 |
Ruled Inner Mongolia in the time of the Song Dynasty |
| Jin |
金 |
Kin |
1115 - 1234 |
Ruled the North China regions in the time of the Song Dynasty |
| the Western Xia |
西夏 |
Sei-Ka |
1038 - 1227 |
Built in Northwest China in the time of the Song Dynasty |
| Yuan |
元 |
Gen |
1271 - 1368 |
|
| Ming |
明 |
Min |
1368 - 1644 |
|
| the Later Jin |
後金 |
Kō-Kin |
1616 - 1644 |
Built around in the early 17th century in Manchuria; Forerunner of the Quin Dynasty |
| Qing |
清 |
Shin |
1644 - 1912 |
|
| the Republic of China |
中華民国 |
Chūka-Minkoku |
1912 - |
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| the People's Republic of China |
中華人民共和国 |
Chūka-Jinmin-Kyōwakoku |
1949 - |
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