Jinyang: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Taiyuan: 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.
1005 BC
Capital of Jin (Spring and Autumn Period)
453 BC
Mentioned in: Battle of Jinyang
452 BC
Capital of Zhao
150 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Bing, part of Han Dynasty
385 AD
Capital of Former Qin
936 AD
Capital of Later Jìn (936-947, Liao Dynasty)
952 AD
Capital of Northern Han
1111 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Circuit of Hedong, part of Song Dynasty
1126 AD
Mentioned in Event: First Jurchen campaign against the Song Dynasty
1644 AD
Mentioned in Event: Shun secession
1900 AD
Mentioned in Event: Initial revolt of the Boxers
1901 AD
Mentioned in Event: Eight Nations Alliance Invasion of China
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: Battle of Taiyuan
1937 AD
Mentioned in Event: Full Scale Invasion of China (Second Sino-Japanese War)
1937 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Taiyuan, part of Tianjin-Pukou Railway Operation
1939 AD
Mentioned in Event: 1939-40 Winter Offensive
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of South Shanxi
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: The Surrender of Japanese forces
1946 AD
Mentioned in Event: Lüliang Campaign
1948 AD
Mentioned in Event: Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
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 Shanxi, part of People's Republic of China