Timeline of Nanjing

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

Prehistory

• - Nanjing Man () active.
• 7000 BCE - Beiyinyangying culture (, ) active in Neolithic China.
• 3000s BCE - Dawenkou, Majiabang, and Songze cultures active.
• 2000s BCE - Liangzhu and Hushu cultures (, ) active.

Zhou dynasty

• 472 BCE - Castle built near Yuhuatai by Yue (state).

Three Kingdoms

• 229 CE - City becomes the capital of the Wu Kingdom.
• 258 - Imperial University founded.

Jin dynasty

• 313 - City renamed "Jiankang."
• 317 - Capital of Eastern Jin Dynasty relocated to Jiankang.

Northern & Southern Dynasties

• 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.
• 548552 - Hou Jing Disturbance, including the city's besiegement, starvation, and massacre.
• 557 - City becomes capital of the Chen Dynasty.

Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms

• 937 - Nan Tang in power.

Song dynasty

• 1168 - Jiangnan Examination Hall built.

Ming dynasty

• 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.
• 1408 - Yongle Encyclopedia written.
• 1421 - Capital of Ming Dynasty relocated from Nanjing to Beijing.
• 1430 - Porcelain Tower of Nanjing built.
• 1441 - Major Yangtze flood.

Qing dynasty

• 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.
• 1842
• British in power.
• August 29: City the site of the 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.
• 1902 - Sanjiang Normal College (later renamed Nanjing Normal University) founded.
• 1907 - Jiangnan Library opens.
• 1909 - Shanghai–Nanjing railway opens.
• 1910
• Nanyang industrial exposition.
• Population: 140,000 (approximate).
• 1911
• November 10: City besieged by Manchu forces.
• December 2: Rebels take city.

Republic of China

• 1921 - Population: 380,000.
• 1926 -
• March 12: Sun Yat-sen dies.
• 1927
• March: Nanjing Incident.
• Nanjing Special (No.1) Popular Library founded.
• 1928
• Central Guoshu Institute established.
• Liu Chi-wen becomes mayor.
• 1929 - Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum completed.
• 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.
• December 9: Battle of Nanking begins.
• December 12: USS Panay incident.
• December 13: Japanese forces take city.
• 19371938 - Nanjing Massacre.
• 1940
• City becomes capital of the Reorganized National Government of China.
• Cai Pei becomes mayor.
• 1941 - Zhou Xuechang becomes mayor.
• 1949 - April 23: People's Liberation Army takes city.

People's Republic of China

• 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 opens.
• 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.
• 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
• July 28: 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

Citations

This article incorporates information from the Chinese Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 14th–19th centuries

• http://www.wdl.org/en/item/295/https://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/guide/guide-chinese.html

Published in the 20th century

Published in the 21st century

External links

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