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

Contents

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 Nan 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.
  • 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 - Battle of Nanjing (1853).
  • 1856 - Battle of Nanking (1856).
  • 1858 - City designated a Treaty port per 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 - Nanjing University and Sanjiang Normal College founded.
  • 1907 - Jiangnan Library opens.
  • 1909 - Shanghai-Nanjing railroad opens.
  • 1910
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nanking 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.
  • 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.

    • 21st century

  • 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
  • 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.

    • References

    Timeline of Nanjing Wikipedia
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