There was no time limit or constraint as to how long or how little a dynasty could rule.
A dynasty in ancient China was basically the time period where people of same lineage (family) were the ruling authority or in imperial China's case : emperor.
A dynasty started when China was under full (or near full) control of a new family and ended when the emperor of that family was deposed. Thus there were no time limits.
The shortest Chinese dynasty was the Xin Dynasty, lasting 14 years. The longest lasting one was the Shang Dynasty, lasting 571 years.
The shortest Chinese dynasty was the Xin Dynasty, lasting 14 years. The longest lasting one was the Shang Dynasty, lasting 571 years.
The shortest Chinese dynasty was the Xin Dynasty, lasting 14 years. The longest lasting one was the Shang Dynasty, lasting 571 years.
I believe it was the Qin (pronounced "chin") dynasty that lasted for only 14 years. ~Qin Shi Huangdi ruled for around 10 years (give or take a few) ~Then his grandson ruled for the remainder
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The shortest Chinese dynasty was the Xin Dynasty, lasting 14 years. The longest lasting one was the Shang Dynasty, lasting 571 years.
The shortest Chinese dynasty was the Xin Dynasty, lasting 14 years. The longest lasting one was the Shang Dynasty, lasting 571 years.
The shortest Chinese dynasty was the Xin Dynasty, lasting 14 years. The longest lasting one was the Shang Dynasty, lasting 571 years.
I believe it was the Qin (pronounced "chin") dynasty that lasted for only 14 years. ~Qin Shi Huangdi ruled for around 10 years (give or take a few) ~Then his grandson ruled for the remainder
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The longest lasting Chinese dynasty was the Zhou Dynasty, which ruled for over 800 years, from 1046 BC to 256 BC.
The Chinese people started to eat rice as far as 12,000 years ago. So there were NO dynasty around.
There were 1,035 years between the smallest dynasty and the largest dynasty
it was a dynasty the last dynasty and the qing dynasty p'u yi was the last emperor and declined the throne when he was 5 years old
I have just learned that the Liao Dynasty reigned in China during the years 916-1125, so it is an answer to the question, "What is a Chinese dynasty that ruled a thousand years ago?" The Liao Dynasty reigned in the northern part of China and was a barbaric tribe. The Dynasty that reigned the most of China was the Northern Song Dynasty.
The longest dynasty in Chinese history was the Zhou Dynasty.The dynasty was founded in 1066 BC and lasted until approximately 256 BC, which is about 810 years.Related links for further research:Zhou DynastyHistory of ChinaList of Chinese dynasties (unfortunately some of the dates appear to be off here)Related video:
Zhou Dynasty (11th. cent.-221 BC), with a history of more than 800 years.