20th century 45,338 1900-1999 18,573 1949- 13,018 21st century 12,864 1976-2000 12,108 1976- 11,625 1912-1949 11,468 Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 11,380 Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 10,330 1644-1912 10,264 2000- 9,900 19th century 8,542 1949-1976 8,497 1976-2002 7,056 Song dynasty, 960-1279 7,021 To 221 B.C 6,953 1900 - 1999 6,766 Republic, 1912-1949 6,421 1937-1945 6,245 Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 5,756 Since 1949 5,751 Since 1976 5,492 Tang dynasty, 618-907 5,254 Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D 4,999 Since 2000 4,554 1368-1644 4,440 Civil War, 1945-1949 4,244 2002- 4,233 1893-1976 4,183 2000-2099 4,018 960-1279 3,600 Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 3,540 221 B.C.-960 A.D 3,414 960-1644 2,972 1368-1912 2,645 1945- 2,640 1912-1928 2,610 1644 - 1912 2,599 20e siècle 2,544 1912 - 1949 2,433 Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 2,310 1800-1999 2,227 Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C 2,214 Revolution, 1911-1912 2,196 Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864 1,979 Three kingdoms, 220-265 1,909 Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 1,886 618-907 1,870 1928-1937 1,821 1945-1949 1,737 Warring States, 403-221 B.C 1,690 1368 - 1644 1,607 1866-1925 1,598 1887-1975 1,564 1861-1912 1,563 1937 - 1945 1,533 1900-2099 1,477 1904-1997 1,476 221 B.C.-220 A.D 1,459 To 1644 1,445 Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368 1,440 1966-1976 1,423 Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D 1,385 202 B.C.-220 A.D 1,354 1800-1899 1,336 960 - 1279 1,291 Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989 1,229 1976 - 2002 1,205 Zhou dynasty, 1122-221 B.C 1,188 18th century 1,176 220-589 1,159 Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960 1,152 Since 1945 1,136 21e siècle 1,135 2000 - 2099 1,092 1931-1945 1,083 To 1500 1,082 1951- 1,081 1898-1976 1,064 1912-1937 1,050 Long March, 1934-1935 1,039 1949 - 1976 1,038 Since 2002 1,038 Since 1900 1,015 Guangxu, 1875-1908 991 Five dynasties and the Ten kingdoms, 907-979 980 1976 - 2000 969 Early works to 1800 966 Spring and Autumn period, 722-481 B.C 958 Three kingdoms-Sui dynasty, 220-618 949 Opium War, 1840-1842 943 Sui dynasty, 581-618 921 May Fourth movement, 1919 881 1850-1864 855 approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C 854 17th century 852 1800 - 1999 852 Jin dynasty, 265-419 834 Liao dynasty, 947-1125 822 1976-2002- 820