This page would have been labeled Imperial China, but that title was already taken. This page contains the basic outlines of Chinese history prior to the founding of the Republic of China and the civil wars that led to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Much of it comes courtesy of The Other Wiki. Much like many other nations, Chinese history is commonly divided into dynastic periods. Generally speaking, each dynasty represents a period of relative unity and their rise and fall resulted in periods of chaos. Yuan Shikai: 1, China: 0.