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56th - 17th century BC
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36th - 23rd century BC
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31st - 22nd century BC
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24th - 20th century BC
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21st - 16th century BC
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20th - 17th century BC
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16th - 11th century BC
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16th - 14th century BC
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14th - 11th century BC
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11th century - 221 BC
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11th century - 771 BC
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770 - 221 BC
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770 - 476 BC
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475 - 221 BC
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221 - 206 BC
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206 BC - 220 AD
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206 BC - 24 AD
Xin (Wang Mang)
8 AD - 23 AD
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25 - 220
Six Dynasties
220 - 589
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220 - 280
Wei
220 - 265
Shu
221 - 263
Wu
Western Jin
265 - 361
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317 - 420
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386 - 589
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Northern Wei
386 - 534
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534 - 550
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535 - 557
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550 - 577
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557 - 581
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(Liu) Song
420 - 479
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479 - 502
Liang
502 - 557
Chen
557 - 589
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581 - 618
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618 - 907
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907 - 960
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907 - 923
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923 - 936
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936 - 947
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947 - 950
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951 - 960
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907 - 1125
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960 - 1279
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960 - 1127
Southern Song
1127 - 1279
Xixia Dynasty
1038 - 1227
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1115 - 1234
Yuan Dynasty
1279 - 1368
Ming Dynasty
1368 - 1644
Hongwu
1368 - 1398
Jianwen
1399 - 1402
Yongle
1403 - 1424
Hongxi
1425
Xuande
1426 - 1435
Zhengtong
1436 - 1449
Jingtai
1450 - 1456
Tianshun
1457 - 1464
Chenghua
1465 - 1487
Hongzhi
1488 - 1505
Zhengde
1506 - 1521
Jiajing
1522 - 1566
Longqing
1567 - 1572
Wanli
1573 - 1620
Taichang
1620
Tianqi
1621 - 1627
Chongzhen
1628 - 1644
Qing Dynasty
1644 - 1911
Shunzhi
1644 - 1661
Kangxi
1662 - 1722
Yongzheng
1723 - 1735
Qianlong
1736 - 1795
Jiaqing
1796 - 1820
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1821 - 1850
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1851 - 1861
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1862 - 1874
Guangxu
1875 - 1908
Xuantong
1909 - 1911
Republic of China (now in Taiwan)
1912 -
People's Republic of China
1949 -