Nanjing

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Sources

1. BookForgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937–1945

Relations

location of:

• Nanjing Safety Zone

  Sources: Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937–1945

capital of:

• Eastern Wu

  Sources: The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel

• Ming dynasty1368 O.S. – 1421 O.S.

  Sources: The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433

• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom1853 – 1864

  Sources: Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War, China’s Last Empire: The Great Qing

conquered by:

• Yongle Emperorsince 13 Jul 1402 O.S.

  Sources: Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433, When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405–1433

Appears in23 items

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  Dynasties of China11 items
  • Three Kingdoms220 CE O.S.
  • Jin conquers Wu280 CE O.S.
  • Eastern Jin317 CE O.S.
  • Southern Dynasties420 CE O.S.
  • Sui conquers Chen589 CE O.S.
  • Ming23 Jan 1368 O.S.
  • Beijing becomes the capital1421 O.S.
  • Southern Ming1644
  • 
    Treaty of Nanjing29 Aug 1842
  • The Taiping Rebellion begins at Jintian11 Jan 1851
  • 
    Wuchang Uprising10 Oct 1911
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  Inventions That Changed the World1 item
  • Stirrups322 CE
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  The East India Company1 item
  • 
    Treaty of Nanking29 Aug 1842
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  World War II2 items
  • The war in China7 Jul 1937
  • The Nanjing Massacre13 Dec 1937
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  Zheng He’s Treasure Fleets8 items
  • 
    Zhu Di takes Nanjing13 Jul 1402 O.S.
  • Battle of Palembang1407 O.S.
  • Malacca made a kingdom1409 O.S.
  • The Galle trilingual inscription15 Feb 1409 O.S.
  • War in Ceylon: Alakeshvara captured1411 O.S.
  • Sekandar captured at Semudera1415 O.S.
  • The voyages are halted7 Sep 1424 O.S.
  • Zheng He dies1433 O.S.