Where were the capitals of each dynasty in China?

1. Xia Dynasty: About 2146-1675 BC, the capital was Anyi, in what is now Xia County, Shanxi.

2. Shang Dynasty: approximately 1675-1029 BC, the capital was Bo, in what is now Shangqiu, Henan.

3. Western Zhou Dynasty: About 1029-771 BC, the capital was Haojing, in what is now Xi'an, Shaanxi.

4. Eastern Zhou Dynasty: 770-256 BC, the capital was Luoyi, in what is now Luoyang, Henan.

5. Qin Dynasty: 221-207 BC, the capital was Xianyang, in what is now Xianyang, Shaanxi.

6. Western Han Dynasty: 206 BC - 8 AD, the capital was Chang'an, in what is now Xi'an, Shaanxi.

7. Eastern Han Dynasty: 25-220 years, the capital was Luoyang, now Luoyang, Henan.

8. Cao Wei: 220-265, the capital was Luoyang, now Luoyang, Henan.

9. Shu Han: 221-263 years, the capital was Chengdu, now Chengdu, Sichuan.

10. Sun Wu: From 222 to 280, the capital was built in present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu.

11. Western Jin Dynasty: 265-316 years, the capital was Luoyang, in present-day Luoyang, Henan.

12. Eastern Jin Dynasty: 317-420 years, the capital was Jiankang, which is now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

13. Southern Dynasties: Song (420-479), Qi (479-502), Liang (502-557), Chen (557-589). The capital was Jiankang, which is now Nanjing, Jiangsu.

14. Northern Dynasties: Eastern Wei (534-550), Northern Qi (550-577), the capital city was Ye, in present-day Linzhang, Hebei Province.

Northern Wei Dynasty: 386-534 years, the capital was Pingcheng, in present-day Datong, Shanxi.

The capital of the Western Wei Dynasty (535-556), Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581), and Tang Dynasty (618-907) is Chang'an, in today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

15. Later Liang (907-923), Later Jin (936-947), Later Han (947-950), Later Zhou (951-960), the capital was Bian, in today's Kaifeng, Henan.

16. Northern Song Dynasty: 960-1127, the capital was Kaifeng, in present-day Kaifeng, Henan.

17. Southern Song Dynasty: 1127-1279, the capital was Lin'an, in present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

18. Liao Kingdom: 907-1125, the imperial capital was in present-day Liaoning.

19. Xixia: 1032-1227, the capital was Xingqingfu, in present-day Yinchuan, Ningxia.

20. Jin Kingdom: 1115-1234 years, the capital was Huining, in present-day Acheng (Hei).

21. The capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368), Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and Qing Dynasty (1616-1911) is now Beijing.

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