# Timeline of Nanjing

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

## Prior to 3rd century

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* 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 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.
* 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.

## 19th century

* 1842
** British in power.
** 29 August: City hosts signing of 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.

## 20th century

* 1902 - Sanjiang Normal College (later renamed Nanjing Normal University) founded.
* 1907 - Jiangnan Library opens.
* 1909 - Shanghai-Nanjing railroad opens.
* 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.
* 1935 - Nanjing–Tongling railway opens.
* 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.
** Nanjing 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.
* 1957 - Population: 1,419,000.
* 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.
* 2000 - Jiangning District becomes part of Nanjing municipality.

## 21st century

* 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.