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Timeline of Chinese history

This is a timeline of Chinese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in China and its dynasties. To read about the background to these events, see History of China. See also the list of Chinese monarchs, Chinese emperors family tree, dynasties of China and years in China.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Dates prior to 841 BC, the beginning of the Gonghe Regency, are provisional and subject to dispute.

History of China

(1867), "China", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.

George Henry Townsend

, ed. (1870). "China". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.

William Henry Overall

BBC News (29 July 2019). . BBC News.

"China Profile: Timeline"

Chinese History and Dynasties

. Asia for Educators. US: Columbia University.

"Timeline of Chinese History and Dynasties"

. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"China"

. "China History Timeline". Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015.

Freer Gallery of Art