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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.

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

Prehistoric China

80,000 BC	H. sapiens appears in modern Dao County, Hunan.[1]
20000 BC	Pottery was used in Xianren Cave.[2]
7600 BC	The Zengpiyan culture appeared.
	Pigs were first domesticated in China.[3]
7500 BC	The Pengtoushan culture appeared.
	Rice was first domesticated in China.
7000 BC	The Peiligang culture appeared.
6600 BC	The Jiahu symbols were first used at Jiahu.
6500 BC	The Cishan culture appeared.
6000 BC	Dogs were first domesticated in China.[3]
4000 BC	Symbols were carved into pottery at Banpo.
3630 BC	Silk processing was invented by the Yangshao culture.

Antiquity

Year	Date	Event
2570 BC		Silk was produced by the Liangzhu culture.
2500 BC		Battle of Banquan: The forces of the divine farmer were repelled by a force of tribes allied under the Yellow Emperor.
		Battle of Zhuolu: A combined army of tribes under the Yellow Emperor defeated Hmong invasion at Zhuolo.
2366 BC		Zhi became king.

22nd century BC

Year	Date	Event
2200 BC		Great Flood: Yu the Great completed a drainage system which ended the periodic and destructive flooding of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. (Reliable Archaeological discoveries depict that it happened around 1920BC.[4])
		The Nine Tripod Cauldrons were forged from metal given in tribute to Yu by the Nine Provinces.
2117 BC		Tai Kang became king of the Xia dynasty.

21st century BC

Year	Date	Event
2075 BC		Xiang of Xia became king of the Xia dynasty.
2047 BC		Xiang was murdered and displaced as king on the orders of the warlord Han Zhuo. His pregnant wife fled the capital Shangqiu.
		Xiang's wife gave birth to a son, Shao Kang.
2007 BC		The people of Shangqiu welcomed an army loyal to Shao into the city. Han committed suicide.

20th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1985 BC		Zhu of Xia became king of the Xia dynasty.
1968 BC		Zhu died. He was succeeded by his son Huai of Xia.
1924 BC		Huai died. He was succeeded by his son Mang of Xia.
1906 BC		Mang was succeeded by his son Xie of Xia.

19th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1900 BC		The Erlitou culture appeared.
1890 BC		Xie was succeeded by his son Bu Jiang.
1831 BC		Bu abdicated in favor of his younger brother Jiong of Xia.
		Mount Tai earthquake: An earthquake occurred at Mount Tai.
1810 BC		Jiong was succeeded by his son Jin of Xia.

18th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1789 BC		Jin was succeeded by his cousin, Bu's son Kong Jia.
1758 BC		Kong was succeeded by his son Gao of Xia.
1747 BC		Gao was succeeded by his son Fa of Xia.
1728 BC		Fa was succeeded by his son Jie of Xia.

17th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1675 BC		Jie was succeeded by Tang of Shang, marking the beginning of the Shang dynasty.

16th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1600 BC		Battle of Mingtiao: the Shang clan (later Shang dynasty) overthrow the corrupt and last emperor of the Xia dynasty

15th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1500 BC		The Erligang culture appeared.

13th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1290 <sma king of the Shang dynasty.
		The capital of the Shang dynasty was moved from Yan to Yin.
1250 BC		Wu Ding became king of the Shang dynasty.
		Oracle bones were first used for divination; evidence of oracle bone script first appears.

12th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1200 BC		Wu's wife, the general and high priestess Fu Hao, died and was buried at the tomb of Fu Hao in Yinxu.
1192 BC		Wu died. He was succeeded by his son Zu Geng of Shang.
1170 BC		Geng Ding became king of the Shang dynasty.
1147 BC		Geng was succeeded by his son Wu Yi of Shang.
1112 BC		Wu was killed by lightning while out hunting. He was succeeded by his son Wen Ding.
1101 BC		Wen was succeeded by his son Di Yi.

11th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1076 BC		Di died.
1075 BC		Di was succeeded as king of the Shang dynasty by his son King Zhou of Shang.
1050 BC		King Wen of Zhou died.
1047 BC		Zhou took Daji as his concubine.
1046 BC		Battle of Muye: The forces of the predynastic Zhou, led by King Wu of Zhou and aided by Shang dynasty defectors, dealt a bloody defeat to Shang forces at Muye, near Yinxu.
		Zhou committed suicide by burning himself with his jewels on the Deer Terrace Pavilion.
1043 BC		Wu died.
1042 BC		Wu was succeeded by his son King Cheng of Zhou.
1034 BC		Chinese bronze inscriptions came into use.
1021 BC		Cheng died.
1020 BC		Cheng was succeeded by his son King Kang of Zhou.

10th century BC

Year	Date	Event
1000 BC		The Classic of Poetry was compiled.
996 BC		Kang died.
976 BC		King Mu of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
964 BC		Mu led an unsuccessful expedition against the Quanrong.
922 BC		Mu died. He was succeeded by his son King Gong of Zhou.

9th century BC

Year	Date	Event
900 BC		Gong died.
899 BC		Gong's son Ji Jian, King Yi of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
892 BC		Ji Jian died.
891 BC		Ji Jian's uncle, Mu's son King Xiao of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
886 BC		Xiao died.
885 BC		Ji Jian's son Ji Xie, King Yi of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
878 BC		Ji Xie died.
877 BC		Ji Xie's son King Li of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
842 BC		A popular revolt forced Li into exile near Linfen.
841 BC		The Gonghe Regency came into power.
828 BC		Li died.
827 BC		Li's son King Xuan of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.

8th century BC

Year	Date	Event
782 BC		Xuan died.
781 BC		Xuan's son King You of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
779 BC		You took Bao Si as his concubine.
771 BC		The Marquess of Shen, whose daughter had been replaced by Bao Si as queen, led an attack on Haojing in alliance with the Quanrong. You and Bao's son Bofu were killed.
770 BC		You's son King Ping of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
		Ping moved the Zhou capital east to Luoyang.
720 BC		Ping died.
719 BC		Ping's grandson King Huan of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
707 BC		Battle of Xuge: Huan, in coalition with the Zhou vassal states Chen, Cai and Wey, led a punitive expedition against Zheng. The coalition was defeated and Huan was wounded.

7th century BC

Year	Date	Event
697 BC		Huan died.
696 BC		Huan's son King Zhuang of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
685 BC		Duke Huan of Qi became duke of Qi.
682 BC		Zhuang died.
681 BC		Zhuang's son King Xi of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
677 BC		Xi died.
676 BC		Xi's son King Hui of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
652 BC		Hui died.
651 BC		Hui's son King Xiang of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
645 BC		The Qi chancellor Guan Zhong died.
632 BC		Battle of Chengpu: Jin and its allies decisively defeated a coalition led by Chu.
630 BC		Sunshu Ao was born.
619 BC		Xiang died.
618 BC		Xiang's son King Qing of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
613 BC		Qing died.
612 BC		Qing's son King Kuang of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
607 BC		Kuang died.
606 BC		Kuang's brother King Ding of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.

6th century BC

Year	Date	Event
600 BC		Knife money came into use.
595 BC		Battle of Bi: Chu decisively defeated Jin at Bi, near modern Xingyang.
586 BC		Ding died.
585 BC		Ding's son King Jian of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
575 BC		Battle of Yanling: A numerically superior Chu force was defeated by Jin in modern Yanling County. King Gong of Chu was injured.
572 BC		Jian died.
571 BC		Jian's son King Ling of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
551 BC		Confucius was born.
548 BC		The earliest surviving reference to Go appeared.
545 BC		Ling died.
544 BC		Ling's son Ji Gui, King Jing of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
		The Chinese people were first divided into a caste system of four occupations.
543 BC		The Zheng prime minister Zichan established the state's first written civil code.
520 BC		Ji Gui died. He was succeeded by his son King Dao of Zhou.
		Dao was murdered by his brother.
519 BC		Dao's brother Ji Gai, King Jing of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
515 BC		The Wu king Liao was killed by the assassin Zhuan Zhu.
514 BC		King Helü of Wu became king of Wu.
506 BC		Battle of Boju: Wu decisively defeated a numerically superior Chu force at Boju.

5th century BC

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Year	Date	Event
500 BC		Cast iron was first invented in China.
486 BC		The Wu king King Fuchai of Wu ordered the building of the Han Canal.
484 BC		Wu Zixu died.
482 BC		The Yue king King Goujian of Yue captured the Wu capital in a surprise assault.
479 BC		The generally agreed upon date of Confucius' death.
477 BC		Ji Gai died.
475 BC		Ji Gai's son King Yuan of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
473 BC		Wu was annexed by Yue.
470 BC		Mozi was born.
469 BC		Yuan died.
518 BC		Yuan's son King Zhending of Zhou became king of the Zhou dynasty.
465 BC		Goujian died.