| Unit | China Nations (BC2000 ~)  X |
|---|---|
| 2000 BC |
[Circa 2000 BC] Xia
|
| 1700 BC |
[1700 BC] Shang
|
| 1027 BC |
[1027 BC] Western Zhou
|
| 770 BC |
[770 BC] Eastern Zhou
[770 BC] Spring and Autumn period
|
| 475 BC |
[475 BC] Warring States period
|
| 221 BC |
[221 BC] Qin
|
| 206 BC |
[206 BC] Western Han
|
| 9 |
[9] Xin (Wang Mang interregnum)
|
| 25 |
[25] Eastern Han
|
| 220 |
[220] Three Kingdoms
[220] Wei
|
| 221 |
[221] Shu
|
| 229 |
[229] Wu
|
| 265 |
[265] Western Jin
|
| 317 |
[317] Eastern Jin
|
| 386 |
[386] Northern Dynasties
[386] Northern Wei
|
| 420 |
[420] Southern and Northern Dynasties
[420] Southern Dynasties
[420] Song
|
| 479 |
[479] Qi
|
| 502 |
[502] Liang
|
| 534 |
[534] Eastern Wei
|
| 535 |
[535] Western Wei
|
| 550 |
[550] Northern Qi
|
| 557 |
[557] Chen
[557] Northern Zhou
|
| 581 |
[581] Sui
|
| 618 |
[618] Tang
|
| 907 |
[907] Five Dynasties
[907] Later Liang
[907] Ten Kingdoms
|
| 916 |
[916] Liao
|
| 923 |
[923] Later Tang
|
| 936 |
[936] Later Jin
|
| 947 |
[947] Later Han
|
| 951 |
[951] Later Zhou
|
| 960 |
[960] Song
[960] Northern Song
|
| 1038 |
[1038] Western Xia
|
| 1115 |
[1115] Jin
|
| 1127 |
[1127] Southern Song
|
| 1279 |
[1279] Yuan
|
| 1368 |
[1368] Ming
|
| 1644 |
[1644] Qing
|
| 1911 |
[1911] Republic of China (in mainland China)
|
| 1949 |
[1949] Republic of China (in Taiwan)
[1949] People's Republic of China
|