Middle Yellow River Valley

Polities -
- 7000-5001BCE Peiligang
- 5000-3001BCE Yangshao
- 3000-1900BCE Longshan
- 1850-1651BCE Erlitou
- 1650-1251BCE Erligang
- 1250-1046BCE Late Shang
- 1045-795BCE Western Zhou
- 794-489BCE Jin State - Spring and Autumn Period
- 488-223BCE Wei State - Warring States Period
- 225-207BCE Imperial Qin
- 202BCE - 9CE Western Han
- 25-219CE Eastern Han
- 265-317CE Western Jin
- 386-557CE Northern Wei
- 581-617CE Sui
- 618-762CE Early Tang
- 763-907CE Late Tang
- 960-1126CE Northern Song
- 1127-1234CE Later Jin
- 1271-1367CE Yuan
- 1368-1643CE Ming
- 1644-1795CE Early Qing
- 1796-1912CE Late Qing