Jianye: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Nanjing: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
229 AD
Capital of Eastern Wu
266 AD
Capital of Eastern Wu
317 AD
Capital of Jin dynasty (266-420)
398 AD
Capital of Southern Liang
420 AD
Capital of Liu Song Dynasty
479 AD
Capital of Southern Qi
557 AD
Capital of Chen dynasty
938 AD
Capital of Southern Tang
1127 AD
Capital of Da Chu
1130 AD
Capital of Song Dynasty
1369 AD
Capital of Ming Dynasty
1402 AD
Mentioned in Event: Fourth Rebel Offensive (Jingnan rebellion)
1645 AD
Mentioned in Event: Qing conquest of Ming China
1851 AD
Mentioned in Event: Taiping Rebellion
1851 AD
Capital of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
1864 AD
Mentioned in Event: Taiping Rebellion
1912 AD
Mentioned in Event: Xinhai Revolution
1916 AD
Mentioned in Event: Chinese Warlord Era
1927 AD
Mentioned in Event: Northern Expedition
1937 AD
Mentioned in Event: Full Scale Invasion of China (Second Sino-Japanese War)
1937 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Nanjing, part of Full Scale Invasion of China (Second Sino-Japanese War)
1937 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of Nanking
1937 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Nanking, part of Battle of Nanking
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: The Surrender of Japanese forces
1946 AD
Capital of Kuomintang
1949 AD
Mentioned in Event: Creation of the two Chinas
1949 AD
Mentioned in Event: Second Phase (Chinese Civil War)
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Jiangsu, part of People's Republic of China