China Timeline

Prehistoric Dynasties Republican Era Mao Years Post Mao Years
<1600 BC 1600BC  -  1911 1911 - 1949 1949 - 1979 1979-

 

Prehistoric

  1. Peking Man

  2. Three Emperors

  3. Five Kings

Xia Dynasty

Dynastic era

Shang Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

Western

Eastern

  1. Confucius

Qin Dynasty

  1. Terracotta warriors

Xin Dynasty

Han Dynasty

Three Kingdoms

Six Dynasties

Sui Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Song Dynasty

Northern

Southern

Yuan Dynasty

Admiral Zheng was given control of the Chinese navy during the Ming dynasty during the years 1405-1433, a period in which the Chinese ruled the Indian Ocean. Some of the Admiral's ships were the Treasure ships that could have reached 400 ft in length, substantially longer than the ships of Christopher columbus that were 55 feet. The Chinese navy was designed to spread the influence of China, control trade and the tributory system that brought funds into Chnia's treasury. In one of the more important, but poorly understood decisions, in 1435 the Treasure fleets were scrapped as China turned inward, leaving the Indian Ocean open for those western explorers that would soon be appearing.

Qing Dynasty

  1. Opium Wars

  2. Boxer Rebellion

Republican Era

  1. Sun Yat Sen

  2. Long March

  3. Shanghai Jews

Mao Years

  1. Korean War

  2. Nuclear weapons

  3. Cultural Revolution

Post Mao

  1. One child policy

  2. Tiananmen square