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Nanjing

Also known as Nanking, Jinling, Jiankang

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province, on the lower Yangtze in eastern China. As Jianye and Jiankang it was the capital of Eastern Wu and the southern dynasties, and it later served as capital of the Southern Tang, the early Ming dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Republic of China. In December 1937 Japanese troops captured the city and carried out the Nanjing Massacre.

Nanjing
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Ming EmpireFoundation, SummaryQing EmpireMilitary, SummaryEastern JinFoundation, SummaryLiao dynastyGovernance, Decline, SummaryRepublic of ChinaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Decline, SummaryBrunei SultanateFoundation, SummaryDaoismTexts

Mentioned in 17 state histories

Eastern WuEastern JinWu (Ten Kingdoms)Southern TangDazhou (Zhang Shicheng)Han SongChen HanSouthern MingKingdom of TungningTaiping Heavenly KingdomBeiyang governmentRepublic of Chinaand 5 more

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