Timeline of Nanjing

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

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 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.