Empires of East Asia
Every empire, dynasty, and state from East Asia in the Human Saga atlas. There are 19 in all, spanning 2070 BCE to 1949 CE.
See every empire on the map of empires over time
- Xia Dynasty2070 BCE to 1600 BCE · East Asia
- Shang Dynasty1600 BCE to 1046 BCE · East Asia
- Zhou Dynasty1046 BCE to 256 BCE · East Asia
- Qin Dynasty221 BCE to 206 BCE · East Asia
- Han Dynasty202 BCE to 220 CE · East Asia
- Jin Dynasty266 CE to 420 CE · East Asia
- Sui Dynasty581 CE to 618 CE · East Asia
- Tang Dynasty618 CE to 907 CE · East Asia
- Liao Dynasty (Khitan Empire)916 CE to 1125 CE · East Asia
- Song Dynasty960 CE to 1279 CE · East Asia
- Jurchen Jin Dynasty1115 CE to 1234 CE · East Asia
- Yuan Dynasty1271 CE to 1368 CE · East Asia
- Ming Dynasty1368 CE to 1644 CE · East Asia
- Tokugawa Shogunate1603 CE to 1868 CE · East Asia
- Qing Dynasty1636 CE to 1912 CE · East Asia
- Empire of Japan1868 CE to 1947 CE · East Asia
- Korean Empire1897 CE to 1910 CE · East Asia
- Republic of China1912 CE to 1949 CE · East Asia
- Manchukuo1932 CE to 1945 CE · East Asia
Further reading
The wider story
China: A History
Sweeping, readable single-volume narrative of China from its beginnings to today.
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