Dynastic Title:
Three KingdomsDates:
AD 220-280Notes:
The Three Kingdom dynastic period is subdivided into the Wei, “way”, period from 220-265, the Shu, “shoe”, period from 221-263, and the Wu, “woo”, period from 229-280. These houses rose in power after the Han collapsed marking the end of a centralized Chinese state for over 400 years until the Sui Dynasty in AD 581.Historical Index:
Xia Dynasty ca 2000-1500BC
Shang Dynasty 1700-1027BC
Zhou Dynasty 1027-221BC
Qin Dynasty 221-207BC
Han Dynasty 206BC - AD 220
Three Kingdoms 220-280
Western Jin Dynasty 265-420
Southern and Northern Dynasties 420-588
Sui Dynasty 581-617
Tang Dynasty 618-907
Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms 907-979
Liao Dynasty 916-1125
Song Dynasty 960-1279
Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368
Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Qing Dynasty 1644-1911
Republic of China 1911-1949
People’s Republic of China 1949-present
