Ancient China

roughly 23rd—15th century BCE (estimates vary) to 220 CE, the fall of the Han Dynasty
Thing era Q630276
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Ancient China

Summary

Ancient China is an era[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ancient China's instance of is recorded as era[3].
  • Ancient China's instance of is recorded as periodization[4].
  • Ancient China followed prehistory in China[5].
  • Ancient China was followed by Chinese Middle Ages[6].
  • The location of Ancient China was China[7].
  • Ancient China is a type of ancient history[8].
  • Ancient China's Commons category is recorded as Ancient history of China[9].
  • Ancient China began on 1800 BC[10].
  • Ancient China ended on 220[11].
  • Ancient China's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancient China[12].
  • Ancient China's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:civilization=ancient_chinese[13].
  • Ancient China's different from is recorded as Q11358651[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include era[3] and periodization[4]. Ancient China is a type of ancient history[8].

Why It Matters

Ancient China has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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  1. 28d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Q11358651
    Instance of era, periodization
    Followed by Chinese Middle Ages
    Followed by
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: g0003948-staroveka-cina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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