Timelory - Interactive Historical Timelines

Q: What is Timelory?

Timelory is an interactive web application for creating and exploring historical timelines, dynasty family trees, and empire border maps. It helps educators, students, and history enthusiasts visualize history through time.

Q: How can I create a historical timeline?

Sign up for a free account, navigate to the Timelines section, and use our intuitive timeline editor to add tracks, events, and time periods. You can customize colors, add images, and share your timelines with others.

Q: What historical periods does the Atlas cover?

The Timelory Atlas covers historical empire borders from ancient civilizations (3000 BCE) to modern times, including Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, Chinese dynasties, and many more with year-by-year border changes.

Q: Is Timelory free to use?

Yes! Timelory offers a free tier with access to exploring timelines and the historical atlas. Premium features like unlimited timeline creation and advanced export options are available with paid plans.

Q: What languages does Timelory support?

Timelory supports multiple languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Hebrew, with full RTL (right-to-left) support for Arabic and Hebrew.

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The Ming Dynasty — Family Tree

The Ming Dynasty: an interactive, date-aligned family tree of 39 members (1368–1644) — dynasties, rulers, lineages, marriages and key events plotted on a…

Hongwu Emperor — Emperor (1328–1398)
Empress Ma — Empress (1332–1382)
Zhu Biao — Crown Prince (1355–1392)
Jianwen Emperor — Emperor (1377–1402)
Xu Da — General, Duke of Wei (1332–1385)
Yongle Emperor — Emperor (1360–1424)
Empress Xu — Empress (1362–1407)
Hongxi Emperor — Emperor (1378–1425)
Grand Empress Dowager Zhang — Empress, regent (1379–1442)
Zhu Gaoxu — Prince of Han (1380–1426)
Xuande Emperor — Emperor (1399–1435)
Empress Sun — Empress (1399–1462)
Consort Wu — Empress Dowager (1397–1462)
Emperor Yingzong — Emperor (1427–1464)
Jingtai Emperor — Emperor (1428–1457)
Empress Xiaosu — Empress Dowager (1430–1504)
Wan Zhen'er — Imperial Noble Consort (1428–1487)
Chenghua Emperor — Emperor (1447–1487)
Hongzhi Emperor — Emperor (1470–1505)
Empress Zhang — Empress (1471–1541)
Zhu Youyuan — Prince of Xing (1476–1519)
Zhengde Emperor — Emperor (1491–1521)
Jiajing Emperor — Emperor (1507–1567)
Empress Xiaoke — Imperial consort (1510–1554)
Longqing Emperor — Emperor (1537–1572)
Empress Dowager Li — Empress Dowager (1545–1614)
Wanli Emperor — Emperor (1563–1620)
Empress Xiaojing — Imperial consort (1565–1611)
Noble Consort Zheng — Noble Consort (1565–1630)
Taichang Emperor — Emperor (1582–1620)
Zhu Changxun — Prince of Fu (1586–1641)
Empress Dowager Xiaohe — Imperial consort (1582–1619)
Empress Dowager Xiaochun — Imperial consort (1588–1615)
Tianqi Emperor — Emperor (1605–1627)
Chongzhen Emperor — Emperor (1611–1644)
Empress Zhou — Empress (1611–1644)
Hongguang Emperor — Emperor (Southern Ming) (1607–1646)
Zhu Cilang — Crown Prince (1629–1644)
Princess Changping — Princess (1630–1647)

View the interactive The Ming Dynasty family tree on Timelory