| Dynasty | Beginning and End | Capital | Present Day | |
| Xia | ca. 2146-1675 BC | Anyi | Xia County, Shanxi | |
| Shang① | ca. 1675-1029 BC | Bo | Shangqiu, Henan | |
| Zhou | Western Zhou | ca. 1029-771 BC② | Haojing | Xi'an, Shaanxi |
| Eastern Zhou | 770-256 BC | Luoyi | Luoyang, Henan | |
| Qin | 221-207 BC | Xianyang | Xianyang, Shaanxi | |
| Han | Western Han③ | 206 BC-25 AD | Chang'an | Xi'an, Shaanxi |
| Eastern Han Dynasty | 25—220 | Luoyang | Luoyang, Henan | |
| Three Kingdoms | Wei | 220-265 | Luoyang | Luoyang, Henan |
| Shu | 221-263 | Chengdu | Chengdu, Sichuan | |
| Wu | 222-280 | Jianye | Nanjing, Jiangsu | |
| Western Jin | 265-317 | Luoyang | Luoyang, Henan | |
| Eastern Jin Sixteen Kingdoms | Eastern Jin | 317-420 | Jiankang | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Sixteen Kingdoms④ | 304-439 | — | — | |
| Southern Dynasties | Song Dynasty | 420-479 | Jiankang | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Qi | 479-502 | Jiankang | Nanjing, Jiangsu | |
| Liang | 502-557 | Jiankang | Nanjing, Jiangsu | |
| Chen | 557-589 | Jiankang | Nanjing, Jiangsu | |
| Northern Dynasties | Northern Wei | 386-534 | Pingcheng | Datong, Shanxi |
| Luoyang | Luoyang, Henan | |||
| Eastern Wei | 534-550 | Ye | Linzhang, Hebei | |
| Northern Qi | 550-577 | Ye | Hebei Linzhang | |
| Western Wei | 535-557 | Chang'an | Xi'an, Shaanxi | |
| Northern Zhou | 557-581 | Chang'an | Xi'an, Shaanxi | |
| Sui | 581-618 | Daxing | Xi'an, Shaanxi | |
| Tang | 618-907 | Chang'an | Xi'an, Shaanxi | |
| Five Dynasties Ten Kingdoms | Later Liang | 907-923 | Bian | Kaifeng, Henan |
| Later Tang Dynasty | 923-936 | Luoyang | Henan Luoyang | |
| Later Jin | 936-946 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng | |
| Later Han | 947-950 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng | |
| Later Zhou | 951-960 | Bian | Henan Kaifeng | |
| Ten Kingdoms⑤ | 902-979 | — | — | |
| Song | Northern Song | 960-1127 | Kaifeng | Henan Kaifeng |
| Southern Song | 1127-1279 | Lin'an | Zhejiang Lin'an | |
| Liao | 907-1125 | Imperial Capital ( Shangjing) | Liaoning Right Banner of Bahrain | |
| Xixia | 1038-1227 | Xingqingfu | Ningxia Yinchuan | |
| Jin | 1115-1234 | Huining | Acheng( Heilongjiang) | |
| Zhongdu | Beijing | |||
| Kaifeng | Henan Kaifeng | |||
| Yuan | 1206-1368 | Metropolis | Beijing | |
| Ming | 1368-1644 | Beijing | Beijing | |
| Qing Dynasty | 1616-1911 | Peking | Beijing | |
| Republic of China | 1912-1949 | Nanjing | Nanjing, Jiangsu Province | |
| The People's Republic of China was founded on 1 October 1949, with Beijing as its capital. | ||||
This tool systematically collated the core information of the Chinese dynasties, to provide users with efficient and accurate historical data query service.
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1. the duration of the dynasty
2. the ancient and modern place names of the capital city
3. Notes on important historical events
• Exact chronology from 841 BC onwards
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• Modern geographical names are based on the current administrative divisions