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Datong was the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty from 398 to 493. Emin was briefly the capital of the Western Liao dynasty from 1132 to 1134. Fenghao, located near present-day Xi'an, was the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty from 1046 BC to 771 BC. Fuzhou was briefly the capital of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1645 to 1646.
moved to Taipei after the loss of the mainland which caused the nationalist government fled to Taiwan and made Taipei the temporary capital of the Republic of China. Beijing was proclaimed the capital of the People's Republic of China. Hakodate: Republic of Ezo: Japan: 1868 1869 Annexed by Japan: Middag: Middag, Kingdom of: Taiwan? 1732?
The scope of this list is limited to capital cities of first-level administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions, also including sub-provincial cities which are governed by a province but administered independently in many ways from a province.
This is a list of the current and former capitals of the subdivisions of China since the Yuan dynasty. The history of China and its administrative divisions is long and convoluted. Provinces (shěng 省) were first created during the Yuan dynasty. Years may not line up perfectly during periods of turmoil (e.g. at the end of each dynasty).
The area of present-day Xi'an has been the site of several important former Chinese cities. The capital of the Western Zhou were the twin cities of Feng and Hao, known collectively as Fenghao, located on opposite banks of the Feng River at its confluence with the southern bank of the Wei in the western suburbs of present-day Xi'an. [19] The Qin ...
Chongqing was the wartime capital of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (i.e., World War II), and from 1937 to 1945, [71] the seat of administration for the Republic of China's government before its departure to Nanjing and then Taiwan. [72]
Kaifeng (Chinese: 开封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is most known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty.
The last Yuan emperor fled north to Shangdu while the Ming razed the palaces of their capital to the ground. [16] The former capital was renamed Beiping [17] (北平 "Pacified North") and Shuntian Prefecture was established in the area around the city. The Hongwu Emperor was succeeded by his young grandson the Jianwen Emperor.