420
Capture of Nanking
Defeats the rebel forces & declares himself the first Emperor of the Liu Dynasty
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Nanking in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Defeats the rebel forces & declares himself the first Emperor of the Liu Dynasty
Leads the Kuo Tzu-Hsing rebels who capture Nanking
Captures Nanking where a native Chinese Government is established
Captures Nanking where a native Chinese Government is established
Flees to Nanking after being defeated by Chu & takes his own life
Nanking is besieged by Japanese pirates
The rebel leader captures Nanking
Captures Nanking which brings the Taiping rebellion to an end
Suppresses the Taiping rebellion with western help
Defeated by the Republicans
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
The Emperor abdicates
Establishes Nationalist government authority at Nanjing as the Northern Expedition nears completion.
Becomes chairman of the Nationalist Government after completion of the Northern Expedition.
Britain extends recognition to the Nationalist government as Chiang consolidates international legitimacy.
The Provisional Constitution for the Period of Political Tutelage is drafted and prepared as the legal framework of Nationalist rule.
Japanese forces capture Nanjing; mass killing, sexual violence and other atrocities follow during the Nanjing Massacre.
Heads a Japanese puppet Government at Nanking
Appointed Head of State for China
Appointed Head of State for China
Yu-Ming opens the invasion route to Nanking & Shanghai after victory at Huai-Hai
Provenance
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