• The Imperial era of Chinese history (c. 211 BCE - 1912 CE), article which gives a summary of the Imperial dynasties or empires from the Qin Dynasty until the end of the Qing Dynasty, and can be divided into three major periods:

• * Early Imperial China

• ** Qin Dynasty to Han Dynasty

• * Mid-Imperial China

• ** Sui Dynasty to Song Dynasty

• * Late Imperial China

• ** Ming Dynasty to Qing Dynasty

Post-Qing Dynasty

• Empire of China (1915–1916), the short-lived, self-proclaimed empire created by Yuan Shikai

See also

• Foreign relations of Imperial China

• History of China

• List of longest-lasting empires

• Portal:History of Imperial China