Territories of Dynasties in China

Zhou Dynasty 1000 B.C. from "The Chou Dynasty, 11th-9th Centuries B.C."
Warring States 350 B.C. from "The Contending States-Boundaries of 350 B.C."
Han Dynasty 100 B.C. from "Economic Development under the Earlier Han Dynasty, ca. 100 B.C."
Sui Dynasty 609 A.D. from "The Sui Dynasty, 589-609 A.D."
Tang Dynasty 700 A.D. from "The T'ang Dynasty, 618-906 A.D.-Boundaries of 700 A.D."

The approximate territories of dynasties in China. Drawn by Ian Kiu. Derived from China_map.png by Nat.

• Qing Dynasty 1892'
  • Hong Kong Island in 1842 and Kowloon in 1860 were ceded to British Empire rule.

• Tang Dynasty 700 A.D.
  • Western territories corresponds to the Protectorate General to Pacify the West.
  • Not shown are the Uyghurs, and Balhae, who were also active in Northern China; Tufan Kingdom in the Tibetan Plateau; Nanchao Kingdom in modern day Yunnan and Sichuan.

• Warring States 350 B.C.
  • The state of Wei(魏) (in magenta red) should not be confused with the smaller state of Wei(衛) (in pink); whose names share the same pronounciation in Standard Mandarin and therefore have identical romanizations.
  • Not shown are the Hung Nou to the north, remnants of the state of Yut in the south, and the clans of Ba and Shu in the southwest.