1046 - 256 BC 1046 BC - Fengjing and Haojing (in King Wu (Ji Fa) 771 BC today's Xian, Shaanxi) 770 - 256 King Ping (Ji Luoyi (today's Luoyang) BC Yijiu) 770 - 476 --- Spring and Autumn Period BC 475 - 221 --- Warring States Period BC Qin Shi Huang 221 - 207 Xianyang (in today's Xianyang (Ying Zheng / BC and Xian of Shaanxi) Zhao Zheng) 202 BC - Liu Bang 220 AD 202 BC - 9 Liu Bang Chang'an (today's Xian) AD Xin Dynasty 9 - 23 AD Wang Mang Chang'an (today's Xian) 25 - 220 AD Liu Xiu Luoyang 220 - 280 AD 220 - 265 Cao Pi Luoyang AD 221 - 263 Liu Bei Chengdu AD 222 - 280 Jianye (today's Nanjing, Sun Quan AD Jiangsu) 265 - 420 Jin Sima Yan AD 265 - 316 Sima Yan Luoyang AD 317 - 420 Sima Rui Jiankang (Nanjing, Jiangsu) AD 304 - 439 AD 420 - 589 AD 386 - 581 Northern Dynasties AD Pingcheng (today's Datong, --- Northern Wei 386 - 534 Tuoba Gui Shanxi); Luoyang
1046 - 256 BC 1046 BC - 771 BC King Wu (Ji Fa) Fengjing and Haojing (in today's Xian, Shaanxi) 770 - 256 BC King Ping (Ji Yijiu) Luoyi (today's Luoyang) --- Spring and Autumn Period 770 - 476 BC --- Warring States Period 475 - 221 BC 221 - 207 BC Qin Shi Huang (Ying Zheng / Zhao Zheng) Xianyang (in today's Xianyang and Xian of Shaanxi) 202 BC - 220 AD Liu Bang 202 BC - 9 AD Liu Bang Chang'an (today's Xian) Xin Dynasty 9 - 23 AD Wang Mang Chang'an (today's Xian) 25 - 220 AD Liu Xiu Luoyang 220 - 280 AD 220 - 265 AD Cao Pi Luoyang 221 - 263 AD Liu Bei Chengdu 222 - 280 AD Sun Quan Jianye (today's Nanjing, Jiangsu) Jin 265 - 420 AD Sima Yan 265 - 316 AD Sima Yan Luoyang 317 - 420 AD Sima Rui Jiankang (Nanjing, Jiangsu) 304 - 439 AD 420 - 589 AD Northern Dynasties 386 - 581 AD --- Northern Wei 386 - 534 Tuoba Gui Pingcheng (today's Datong, Shanxi); Luoyang