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  2. Nanjing - Wikipedia

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    Nanjing is the birthplace of modern Chinese sports. In 1910, the first National Games in Chinese history was held. In 1924, the predecessor of the Chinese Olympic Committee (All-China Sports Association) was established in Nanjing. China's first Olympic delegation trained, assembled, and set off in Nanjing.

  3. Republic of China (1912–1949) - Wikipedia

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    e. The Republic of China (ROC) began as a sovereign state in mainland China [f] on 1 January 1912 following the 1911 Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu -led Qing dynasty and ended China's imperial history. From 1927, the Kuomintang (KMT) reunified the country and ruled it as a one-party state ("Dang Guo") and made Nanjing the national capital.

  4. Nanjing decade - Wikipedia

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    The Nanjing decade (also Nanking decade, Chinese: 南京十年; pinyin: Nánjīng shí nián, or the Golden decade, Chinese: 黃金十年; pinyin: Huángjīn shí nián) is an informal name for the decade from 1927 (or 1928) to 1937 in the Republic of China. It began when Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek took Nanjing from Zhili clique ...

  5. Timeline of Nanjing - Wikipedia

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    1952 - Nanjing College of Aviation Industry [2] and Wutaishan Sports Center founded. 1953 - Nanjing University of Science and Technology founded. [2] 1957 - Population: 1,419,000. [10] 1958 - Taiping Kingdom History Museum active. 1968 Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge constructed. [11] Nanjing Railway Station opens. 1988 December: Nanjing anti ...

  6. Nationalist government - Wikipedia

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    Central authority waxed and waned in response to warlordism (1915–28), Japanese invasion (1937–45), and the Chinese Civil War (1927–49), with central authority strongest during the Nanjing Decade (1927–37), when most of China came under the control of the Kuomintang (KMT) under an authoritarian one-party state.

  7. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    The state of Yan (11th century BC – 222 BC) in the Zhou dynasty, when it was called Ji (蓟; 薊; Jì). The short-lived regional kingdom of Yan (911–914) established by Liu Shouguang during Five Dynasties period. The Liao dynasty (907–1125), when it was a secondary capital called Yanjing (燕京; Yānjīng; 'Capital of Yan'). (Liao Lang ...

  8. Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Ming dynasty (/ mɪŋ / MING), [ 7 ] officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell ...

  9. Jin dynasty (266–420) - Wikipedia

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    Han-Zhao, one of the northern states established during the disorder, sacked Luoyang in 311, captured Chang'an in 316, and executed Emperor Min of Jin in 318, ending the Western Jin era. Sima Rui, who succeeded Emperor Min, then reestablished the Jin dynasty with its capital in Jiankang (modern Nanjing), inaugurating the Eastern Jin (317–420).