Pope-Hennessy, Una: Early Chinese jades (London: Ernest Benn, Limited, 1923)

THE CHINESE DYNASTIES
Date.
The Age of the Five Rulers ♦ 2852-2205 b«c»
Hsia ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 2205-1766 B.c>
Shang or Yin ....... 1766-1122 B,c*
Chou ♦ ♦♦♦♦.♦♦♦ 1122-255 B»c*
Ts'in . 255-206 b.c,
Han (Anterior or Western) ♦ 206 b.c*-25 a»d»
Han (Posterior or Eastern) ♦ . . . . 25 AJX-221 a.d.
The Three Kingdoms
Minor Han ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ 221-265 ajx
Wei ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 220-265 a»d»
Wu . ♦ . 229-265 AJX
Western Tsin ....... 265-317 a.d.
Eastern Tsin . . . . . . . . 317-420 ajx
Division into North and South ♦ 420-589 a,d»
Sung ....... 420-479 ajx
Ch'i......... 479-502 ajx
Liang ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 502-557 ajx
Ch'en. 557-589 a.d*
Northern Wei ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ 386-535 ajx
Western Wei 535~557 A*D»
Eastern Wei . . t 534“55° A*D*
Northern Ch'i ...... 550-589 a,d*
Northern Chou ♦ . . . . 557-589 a»d»
Sui . . ... . . . . 589-618 ajx
Tang 618-907 a,d.
The Five Dynasties
Posterior Liang ...... 907-923 a.d.
n Tang.923-936 a-d.
„ Chin 936-947 A’D*
sf Han . . . ... . 947-951 A*D>
Chou 951-960 A,D,
Sung . . 960-1127 a.d.
Southern Sung 1127-1280 a,d.
Yuan (Mongols) ...... 1280-1368 ajx

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