Timeline of Nanjing

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.

Prior to 3rd century

• 7000 BCE - Beiyinyang Neolithic people active.
• 472 BCE - Castle built near Yuhuatai by Yue (state).

3rd-12th centuries

• 229 CE - City becomes capital of Wu Kingdom.
• 258 CE - Imperial University founded.
• 313 - City renamed "Jiankang."
• 317 - Capital of Eastern Jin Dynasty relocated to Jiankang.
• 420 - City becomes capital of the Liu Song Dynasty.
• 479 - City becomes capital of the Southern Qi Dynasty.
• 502 - City becomes capital of the Liang dynasty.
• 557 - City becomes capital of the Chen Dynasty.
• 937 - Nan Tang in power.
• 1168 - Jiangnan Examination Hall built.

14th century

• 1367 - Construction of Ming Palace begun, completed in 1368.
• 1368 - City becomes capital of Ming Dynasty, renamed Yingtian.
• 1373 - Hongwu Emperor substantially expands Ming Palace compound, completed in 1375.
• 1381 - Imperial University campus relocated to Xuanwu Lake.
• 1382 - Drum Tower built.
• 1386 - City Wall of Nanjing and Jubao Gate constructed.

15th-18th centuries

• 1408 - Yongle Encyclopedia written.
• 1421 - Capital of Ming Dynasty relocated from Nanjing to Beijing.
• 1430 - Porcelain Tower of Nanjing built.
• 1441 - 1441 Yangtze flood.
• 1645 - Qing conquest of Nanjing; Nanzhili reorganized as Jiangnan, later divided into Jiangsu and Anhui
• 1657 - City besieged by forces of Koxinga.
• 1723 - Viceroy of Liangjiang residence relocated to Nanjing.

19th century

• 1842
  • British in power.
  • 29 August: City hosts signing of Treaty of Nanking.
• 1853 - Taiping conquest of Nanjing in the First Battle of Nanjing.
• 1856 - Second Battle of Nanjing.
• 1858 - City designated a treaty port under the Treaties of Tianjin.
• 1864 - Third Battle of Nanking.
• 1870 - Chaotian Palace and Presidential Palace built.
• 1890 - Naval college opens.
• 1899 - Foreign trade begins.

20th century

• 1902 - Sanjiang Normal College (later renamed Nanjing Normal University) founded.
• 1907 - Jiangnan Library opens.
• 1909 - Shanghai-Nanjing railroad opens.
• 1910
  • Nanyang industrial exposition.
  • Population: 140,000 (approximate).
• 1911
  • 10 November: City besieged by Manchu forces.
  • 2 December: Rebels take city.
• 1921 - Population: 380,000.
• 1927
  • March: Nanking Incident.
  • Nanjing Special (No.1) Popular Library founded.
• 1928
  • Central Guoshu Institute established.
  • Liu Chi-wen becomes mayor.
• 1929 - Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum built.
• 1930 - Wei Tao-ming becomes mayor.
• 1931 - City becomes capital of the Republic of China.
• 1935 - Nanjing–Tongling railway opens.
• 1936 - Jiangsu Art Gallery founded.
• 1937
  • Nanking Safety Zone set up.
  • 9 December: Battle of Nanking begins.
  • 12 December: USS Panay incident.
  • 13 December: Japanese forces take city.
  • Nanjing Massacre.
• 1940
  • City becomes capital of the Reorganized National Government of China.
  • Cai Pei becomes mayor.
• 1941 - Zhou Xuechang becomes mayor.
• 1949 - 23 April: People's Liberation Army takes city.
• 1952 - Nanjing College of Aviation Industry and Wutaishan Sports Center founded.
• 1953 - Nanjing University of Science and Technology founded.
• 1957 - Population: 1,419,000.
• 1958 - Taiping Kingdom History Museum active.
• 1968
  • Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge constructed.
  • Nanjing Railway Station opens.
• 1988
  • December: Nanjing anti-African protests.
  • Nanjing High-tech Industrial Development Zone established.
• 1994 - Jiangsu Sainty Football Club formed.
• 1995 - City administration re-organized.
• 1996 - Jiangsu Dragons basketball team formed.
• 1997 - Lukou Airport opens.
• 2000 - Jiangning District becomes part of Nanjing municipality.

21st century

• 2001 - Second Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge constructed.
• 2002
  • Jiangpu and Liuhe districts become part of Nanjing municipality.
  • Luo Zhijun becomes mayor.
• 2004 - Longtan Containers Port Area opens.
• 2005
  • Third Nanjing Yangtze Bridge and Nanjing Olympic Sports Center opens.
  • Nanjing Metro and Nanjing–Qidong Railway begins operating.
  • 10th National Games of China held.
• 2008
  • Hefei–Nanjing Passenger Railway begins operating.
  • World Urban Forum held.
• 2009 - Zifeng Tower built.
• 2010
  • 28 July: Chemical plant explosion.
  • Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge built.
• 2013 - Air pollution in Nanjing reaches annual mean of 72 PM2.5 and 137 PM10, much higher than recommended.

See also

• Nanjing history
• List of Nanjing art groups
• Population of Nanking in December of 1937
• Urbanization in China

References

This article incorporates information from the Chinese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

• Items related to Nanjing, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
• Items related to Nanking, various dates (via Europeana).

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3. List of timelines of World War II
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6. Nanjing Man
7. Treaty of Nanking
8. Death toll of the Nanjing Massacre
9. Timeline of the gunpowder age
10. Timeline of Korean history
11. Nationalist government
12. Nanjing decade
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14. Taiping Rebellion
15. International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone
16. Timeline of Hong Kong history
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