Chinese History Timeline - 中国历史时间安排

Main

Xia Dynasty

2100 BC - 1600 BC

Shang Dynasty

1600 BC - 1100 BC

Zhou Dynasty

1111 BC - 249 BC

Qin Dynasty

221 BC - 207 BC

Han Dynasty

206 BC - 220

Three Kingdoms

220 - 280

Jin Dynasty

265 - 420

Southern/ Northern Dynasty

420 - 589

Sui Dynasty

581 - 618

Tang Dynasty

618 - 907

5 Dynasties

907 - 979

Liao Dynasty

947 - 1125

Song Dynasty

960 - 1279

Yuan Dynasty

1279 - 1368

Ming Dynasty

1368 - 1644

Qing Dynasty

1644 - 1911

Republic of China

1912 - 1949

The Peoples Republic of China

1949

RESOURCES

2013 AD - 6000 AD

1) http://www.preceden.com
2) http://www.usc.edu
3) http://www.chinesehistoryforum.com
4) http://www.afe.easia.columbia.edu/timelines/china
5) http://www.asianhistory.about.com
6) http://www.historycentral.com/dates
7) http://www.historyshopping.com

inventions

hot air balloon

2000 BC

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Aeronautics2.jpg

Invention of Gun powder

1900 BC

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Chinese_rocket.gif

Abacus

1400 BC

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Boulier1.JPG

Silk

1300 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Silk_raw_01a.jpg

Invention of chop sticks

1000 BC

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Chopstick.png

First pound lock is invented

990 BC

Undetermined

Paper Currency invented

800 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jiao_zi.jpg

Inventon of Cross Bow

700 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Warring_States_or_Western_Han_crossbow.jpg

Cupola Furnace

403 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Drop_bottom_cupola.jpg

Invention of Compass

206 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Model_Si_Nan_of_Han_Dynasty.jpg

Wood Block Printing

206 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yuan_dynasty_woodblock.jpg

First known kite

200 BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1O20-rotated.jpg

Manufactured Paper

105 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_hemp_paper_western_han.jpg

Printing Press

593 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Holzspindelkelter_von_1702.jpg

1st printed news paper

700 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Relation_Aller_Fuernemmen_und_gedenckwuerdigen_Historien_(1609).jpg

Wood Block Printed Book

868 AD

http://www.china-mike.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/song-china-woodblock-printing-small.jpg

Moveable type

1041 AD

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/chinahist/images/print4.jpg

Printed Maps

1155 AD

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_pol96.jpg

Historical points

Battle of Banquan

2698 BC

Mount Tai earthquake

1831 BC

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IL0TfNqvDSk/TNc6BEPgT9I/AAAAAAAAAFM/mlVZjm1beB4/s1600/1197958668033.jpg

Battle of Mingtiao

1600 BC

http://history.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/upload/m.jpg

Capital is moved from ZhengZhou to Yinxu

1398 BC

First evidence of Chinese calender system

1200 BC

http://history.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/images/exbig_images/2f800e60006d3aeb3fbec50a2dc49309.jpg

King Wen of Zhou dies

1050 BC

King Zhou takes Daji as his concubine

1047 BC

Battle of muye

1046 BC

http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/images/arbigimages/7544a6141714416e70e516a2518a90ee.jpg

King Cheng rules

1042 BC

Bronze script in use

1034 BC

Buddhist temple construction commences

999 BC

Exact date unknown its before 919 BC

Hu Yan Zan chinese general dies

999 bC

Aound

King Mu begins his rule

976 BC

Li Chang, landscape painter, was born

939 BC

Lai Fang, a Chinese scholar, was born

925 BC

Fist use of gun powder in a battle

919 BC

Adikabi Pampa born

902 BC

Emperor Wu wages war

104 BC - 102 BC

China's emperor loses control of Annam

905 Ad

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Emperor_Shunzhi.jpg/220px-Emperor_Shunzhi.jpg

Vietnam becomes independent

938 AD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bandovietnam-final-fill-scale.svg

Western Events

11th Dynasty Egypt dies

1995 BC

King of Athens dies

1089 BC

Philistines capture the Ark of Covenant