Historical Capitals of China - Chronology

Chronology

Government Capital Chinese Period Notes
Xia Song 崇 Gun
Yangcheng 陽城 Yu
Chu 鉏 Yi
Qiongshi 窮石 Yi, Hanzhuo
Zhen 斟 Taikang
Diqiu 帝丘 Xiang
Yuan 原 Zhu
Laoqiu 老丘 Zhu
Xihe 西河 Yinjia
Zhen 斟 Jie
Henan 河南 Jie
Shang Bo 亳 Shang Tang
Fan 蕃 Xie
Dishi 砥石 Zhaoming
Shang 商 Zhaoming
Shangqiu 商邱 Xiangtu
Foot of Mount Tai "泰山麓" Xiangtu
Shangqiu 商邱 Xiangtu
Yin 殷 Shanghou
Shangqiu 商邱 Yinhou
Bo "西"亳 Tang
Xiao 囂 Zhongding
Xiang 相 Hedanjia
Xing 邢 Zuyi
Bi 庇 Zuyi
Yan 奄 Nan'geng
Yin 殷 Pan'geng
Zhou Western Zongzhou 宗周 1046 BC—771 BC Western capital
Chengzhou 成周 1046 BC—771 BC Eastern capital
Eastern Chengzhou 成周 770 BC—367 BC
"Henan" 河南 367 BC—256 BC capital of the Western Zhou State
Gong 鞏 367 BC—249 BC capital of the Eastern Zhou State
Qin Xiquanqiu 西犬丘
Pingyang 平陽 —677 BC
Yong 雍 677 BC—
Jingyang 涇陽 —383 BC
Liyang 櫟陽 383 BC—250 BC
Xianyang 咸陽 350 BC—207 BC
Han Western Luoyang 雒陽 202 BC
Liyang 櫟陽 202 BC—200 BC
Chang'an 長安 200 BC—8 BC
Xin Chang'an 長安 8 CE—23 CE
Han Eastern Luoyang 雒陽 25—190
Chang'an 長安 191—195
Xu 許 196—220
Three
Kingdoms		 Wei Luoyang 洛陽 220—265
Shu Chengdu 成都 221—263
Wu Jianye 建業 227—279
Jin Western Luoyang 洛陽 265—313
Chang'an 長安 313—316
Eastern Jiankang 建康 317—420
Northern
dynasties		 Wei Pingcheng 平城 386—493
Luoyang 洛陽 493—534
Ye 鄴 534—550 capital of the Eastern Wei State
Chang'an 長安 535—557 capital of the Western Wei State
Qi Ye 鄴 550—577
Zhou Chang'an 長安 557—581
Southern
dynasties		 Song Jiankang 建康 420—479
Qi Jiankang 建康 479—502
Liang Jiankang 建康 502—557
Chen Jiankang 建康 557—589
Sui Dongdu 東都 581—618
Daxing 大興 581—618 auxiliary capital
Tang Chang'an 長安 618—690
Luoyang 洛陽 657—690 auxiliary capital
Zhou Luoyang 洛陽 690—705
Tang Chang'an 長安 705—904
Luoyang 洛陽 705—736 auxiliary capital
Luoyang 洛陽 904—907
Five
dynasties		 Liang Dongdu 東都 907—923
Tang Dongdu 東都 923—936
Jin Dongjing 東京 936—947
Han Dongjing 東京 947—950
Zhou Dongjing 東京 951—960
Song Northern Dongjing 東京 960—1127
Southern Lin'an 臨安 1127—1279
Liao,
Empire of the Khitan		 Shangjing 上京 907—1120
Nanjing 南京 1122—1123
Tokmok 虎思斡耳朵 1134—1218
Jin Shangjing 上京 1115—1153
Zhongdu 中都 1153—1214
Nanjing 南京 1214—1234
Western Xia Xingqing 1038—1227
Yuan
Shangdu 上都 May 1264 — 1276
Dadu 大都 1276 — August 1368
Shangdu 上都 August 1368 — 1369
Ming Nanjing 南京 23 January 1368 — 2 February 1421
Beijing 北京 2 February 1421 — 25 April 1644
Nanjing 南京 1644 — 1645
Fuzhou 福州 1645 — 1646
Zhaoqing 肇慶 1646 — 25 April 1662
Later Jin Feiala 費阿拉 1587 — 1603
Hetuala 赫圖阿拉 1603 — 1619
Jiefan 界凡 1619 — September 1620
Sarhu 薩爾滸 September 1620 — April 1621
Dongjing 東京 April 1621 — 11 April 1625
Shengjing 盛京 11 April 1625 — 1636
Qing Shengjing 盛京 1636 — 20 September 1644
Peking 北京 20 September 1644 — 12 February 1912
Republic of China Nanking 南京 1 January 1912 — 2 April 1912 Provisional Government
Beijing 北京 2 April 1912 — 30 May 1928 Beiyang Government
Shenyang 奉天 30 May 1928 — 29 December 1928 Beiyang Government
Guangzhou 廣州 1 July 1925 — 21 February 1927 Guangzhou Nationalist Government
Wuhan 武漢 21 February 1927 — 19 August 1927 Wuhan Nationalist Government
Nanking 南京 18 April 1927 — 20 November 1937 the Nanjing decade
Luoyang 洛陽 29 Jan 1932 — 1 December 1932
Beijing 北平 9 September 1930 — 23 September 1930 Beiping Nationalist Government
Taiyuan 太原 23 September 1930 — 4 November 1930 Beiping Nationalist Government
Guangzhou 廣州 28 May 1931 — 22 December 1931 Guangzhou Nationalist Government
Chongqing 重慶 21 November 1937 — 5 May 1946 during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Nanking 南京 30 March 1940 — 10 August 1945 Wang Jingwei Government
Nanking 南京 5 May 1946 — 23 April 1949
Guangzhou 廣州 23 April 1949 — 14 October 1949 during the Chinese Civil War
Chongqing 重慶 14 October 1949 — 30 November 1949 during the Chinese Civil War
Chengtu 成都 30 November 1949 — 27 December 1949 during the Chinese Civil War
Sichang 西昌 27 December 1949 — 27 March 1950 during the Chinese Civil War
Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei 臺北 10 December 1949 — Present
People's Republic of China Beijing 北京 1 October 1949 — Present

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