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Years in Power: 1644-1912, Notable Emperors: Kangxi Emperor, Qianlong Emperor, Contributions: Expansion of China, Queue hairstyle, Manchu Han Imperial Feast

Years in Power: 1368-1644, Notable Emperors: Yongle Emperor, Hongwu Emperor, Contributions: Great Wall of China rebuild, Forbidden City, Zheng He's voyages

Years in Power: 1271-1368, Notable Emperors: Kublai Khan, Contributions: Unification of China under Mongol rule, Pax Mongolica, Promotion of trade (Silk Road)

Years in Power: 960-1279, Notable Emperors: Taizu, Zhenzong, Contributions: Gunpowder warfare, Compass navigation, Civil service examination system refinement

Years in Power: 618-907, Notable Emperors: Taizong, Wu Zetian, Contributions: Woodblock printing, Golden age of poetry and art, Tang Code

Years in Power: 581-618, Notable Emperors: Wendi, Yangdi, Contributions: Grand Canal construction, Start of the Great Wall reconstructions, Unification of Northern and Southern dynasties

Years in Power: 206 BCE-220 CE, Notable Emperors: Wu of Han, Han Wudi, Contributions: Silk Road establishment, Paper invention, Confucianism state philosophy

Years in Power: 1046 BCE-256 BCE, Notable Emperors: King Wu, King Zhou, Contributions: Mandate of Heaven, Iron metallurgy, Confucianism and Taoism

Years in Power: 221 BCE-206 BCE, Notable Emperors: Qin Shi Huang, Contributions: Terracotta Army, First Great Wall of China, Standardized weights and measures

Years in Power: c.1600 BCE-c.1046 BCE, Notable Emperors: Tang, King Wu Ding, Contributions: Earliest known Chinese writing (oracle bones), Bronze casting, Ancestor worship

Years in Power: c.2070 BCE-c.1600 BCE, Notable Emperors: Yu the Great, Contributions: Flood control and irrigation projects, Bronzeworking, Establishment of hereditary monarchy

Years in Power: 907-1125, Notable Emperors: Abaoji, Contributions: Multicultural empire, Khitan scripts, Promoting Buddhism

Years in Power: 1115-1234, Notable Emperors: Wanyan Aguda, Contributions: Conquest of Northern Song, Jin–Song Wars, Jurchen script

Years in Power: 265-420, Notable Emperors: Sima Yan, Contributions: Jin reunified China, Over the Six Dynasties period, Settlement of the Wu Hu's uprising

Years in Power: 907-960, Contributions: Flourishing of art and culture, Development of the landscape painting genre, Advancements in printing and publishing

Years in Power: 1038-1227, Notable Emperors: Jingzong, Contributions: Unique Tangut script, Tibetan Buddhism, Cultural blend of Han and Tibetan practices

Years in Power: 420-589, Contributions: Nanjing and Changan as cultural centers, Buddhist sculptures, Temple architecture