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. 2014 - 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held.

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

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External links

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