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Dynasty /Time /Capital
Xia C.2100-C.1600 B.C. Anyi (present xia county, Shanxi province) Shang C.1600-C.1100 B.C. Yin (present northwest of Anyang, Henan province) Western Zhou C.1100-C.771 B.C. Haojing (present southwest of Xi'an, Shaanxi province) Eastern Zhou 770-256 B.C. Spring & Autumn 770-476 B.C. Warring States 475-221 B.C. Qin 221-206 B.C. Xianyang (present northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi province) Western Han 206 B.C.- 24 A.D. Chang'an (present Xi'an, Shaanxi province) Eastern Han 25 - 220 A.D. Luoyang (present Luoyang , Henan province) Three Kingdoms (220-280 A.D.) --Wei 220-265 A.D. Luoyang (present Luoyang , Henan province) --Shu 221-263 A.D. Chengdu (present Chengdu, Sichuan province) --Wu 221-280 A.D. Jianye (present Nanjing, Jiangsu province) Western Jin 265-316 A.D. Luoyang (present Luoyang , Henan province) Eastern Jin 317-420 A.D. Jiankang (present Nanjing, Jiangsu province) Southern Dynasties (420-589 A.D.) --Song 420-479 A.D. Jiankang (present Nanjing, Jiangsu province) --Qi 479-502 A.D. Jiankang (present Nanjing, Jiangsu province) --Liang 502-557 A.D. Jiankang (present Nanjing, Jiangsu province) --Chen 557-589 A.D. Jiankang (present Nanjing, Jiangsu province) Northern Dynasties (386-581 A.D.) --Northern Wei 386-534 A.D. Pingcheng (present northeast of Datong, Shanxi province, later move to Luoyang) --Eastern Wei 534-550 A.D. Ye ( present Anyang county, Henan province) --Western Wei 535-557 A.D. Chang'an (present Xi'an, Shaanxi province) --Northern Qi 550-577 A.D. Ye ( present Anyang county, Henan province) --Northern Zhou 557-581 A.D. Chang'an (present Xi'an, Shaanxi province) Sui 581-618 A.D. Chang'an (present Xi'an, Shaanxi province) Tang 618-907 A.D. Chang'an (present Xi'an, Shaanxi province) Five Dynasties (907-960 A.D.) Later Liang 907-923 A.D. Bianliang (present Kaifeng, Henan province) --Later Tang 923-936 A.D. Luoyang (present Luoyang , Henan province) --Later Jin 936-946 A.D. Bianliang (present Kaifeng, Henan province) --Later Han 947-950 A.D. Bianliang (present Kaifeng, Henan province) --Later Zhou 951-960 A.D. Bianliang (present Kaifeng, Henan province) Song (960-1279 A.D.) --Northern Song 960-1127 A.D. Dongjing (present Kaifeng, Henan Province) --Southern Song 1127-1279 A.D. lin'an (present Hangzhou, zhejiang province) Liao 916-1125 A.D. Shangjinglinhuangfu ( present nearby balinzuo banner, Inner Mongolia ) Western Xia 1038-1227 A.D. Xingqing ( present Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region ) Jin 1115-1234 A.D. Huining ( present south of Acheng county, Heilongjiang province ) Yuan 1271-1368 A.D. Dadu ( present Beijing ) Ming 1368-1644 A.D. Yingtian ( present Nanjing, Jiangsu province, later move to Beijing ) Qing 1644-1911 A.D. Shuntian ( present Beijing ) Republic of China 1912-1949 A.D. Nanjing ( present Nanjing, Jiangsu province ) P.R.China 1949- Beijing
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