Song Dynasty 960-1279( Commercial Revolution, Great Inventions) Yuan Mongols)1279-1368 a Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 a Qing(Manchus)1644-1911 *End of Imperial China Republic of China(1912-1949 mainland China a New China(1949-) Song Dynasty 960-1279 (Commercial Revolution, Great Inventions)  Yuan (Mongols) 1279-1368  Ming Dynasty 1368-1644  Qing (Manchus) 1644-1911 **End of Imperial China)  Republic of China (1912-1949 mainland China)  New China (1949 - )