Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms Period

Five Dynasties & Ten KingdomsAD 907-979Tang rule garnered a large blow in a lost battle with Arabs and soon rebellion led to its end. Ensuing was a period of rebellion and warring states. The Five Dynasty/Ten Kingdoms period is subdivided as follows:

• Later Tang, “tahng”, 923-936
• Later Jin, “jihn”, 936-946
• Later Han, “hahn”, 947-950
• Later Zhou, “joh”, 951-960

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