Nanjing was the name for modern Beijing during the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China, during which it served as the empire's southern capital. To distinguish...

The Liao dynasty (/ljaʊ/; Khitan: Mos Jælud; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; simplified Chinese: 辽朝; pinyin: Liáo cháo), also known as the Khitan State (Mos diau-d...

who respectively founded the Liao dynasty, Jin dynasty and Yuan dynasty. In 938, the Liao dynasty renamed Youzhou, Nanjing (南京) or the "Southern Capital"...

Northern Liao in its southern capital of Liao Nanjing (now Beijing). The Song forces under the command of Tong Guan attacked Northern Liao from the south...

fled from Nanjing (present-day Beijing) to the western regions. His uncle Yelü Chun then founded the short-lived Northern Liao dynasty in Nanjing, but died...

Yanjing may also refer to: An alternative name for Nanjing, the name for Beijing during the Liao dynasty (907–1125) Beijing Yanjing Brewery, or Yanjing...

Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education. The university...

Nanjing, and romanizations Nanking, Nan-ching, and Nankin may also refer to: Nanjing (Liao Dynasty), the historical name for Beijing during the Liao dynasty...

The Northern Liao (simplified Chinese: 北辽; traditional Chinese: 北遼; pinyin: Běi Liáo), officially the Great Liao (simplified Chinese: 大辽; traditional...

action in the Battle of Shanghai and Battle of Nanjing. During the bloody street fighting in Nanjing, Liao became stranded in the city along with his classmates...

Fan-yang Nanjing: In the 10th and 12th centuries, the northerly Liao dynasty restored the name Yanjing. They also knew the city as Nanjing as it was...

Kuomintang (KMT) as a one-party state ("Dang Guo") while headquartered in Nanjing from 1927 until its relocation to Taiwan on 7 December 1949, following...

He era inscription in the Jinghai Temple in Nanjing gave the size of Zheng He ships in 1405 as 2,000 liao (500 tons), but did not give the number of ships...

districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. Xuanwu District is an urban centre located in the north-eastern part of Nanjing. It is the...

Dadu during Yuan dynasty. The city is called Nanjing (南京, not to be confused with city in Jiangsu) in Liao dynasty due to the southerly location.) The...

and rival governments. They were nominally reunified in 1928 under the Nanjing-based government led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, which after the...

of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, lying northwest across the Yangtze River from downtown Nanjing. The district was formerly...

Five Dynasties period The former name of Datong, called Xijing during the Liao dynasty The former name of Lingwu The former name of Fengxiang The former...

and restored in 1954 upon the merging of the Liaoxi ("West Liao") and Liaodong ("East Liao") provinces. Prior to 3rd century BC, Donghu, Gojoseon and...

tower') is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. It is named after the Drum Tower of Nanjing (Gulou). Gulou has administrative...

prevailed n the tribal region of the Liao (all circuits except for Nanjing), and during an economic crisis in Nanjing in 1118 payments were made in silk...

Liao Zhongkai (April 23, 1877 – August 20, 1925) was a Chinese-American Kuomintang leader and financier. He was the principal architect of the first Kuomintang–Chinese...

southwest Nanjing after he went there to meet an envoy. Han Derang served as a military officer in 979 (10th year of the reign of Emperor Jingzong of Liao). He...

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...

loyalists fled to Nanjing, where they enthroned Zhu Yousong as the Hongguang Emperor, marking the start of the Southern Ming. The Nanjing regime lasted until...

Museum, Nanjing Nanjing Museum Nanjing Municipal Museum Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, Nanjing Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum, Nanjing Suzhou...

Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Liao was born Liao Guang'ao (廖广鏖) into a family of merchants, in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in 1913. Before graduating from...

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. 7000 BCE - Beiyinyang Neolithic people active. 472 BCE - Castle...

建鄴區; pinyin: Jiànyè Qū) is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China. Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six...

inscription in Syriac. The blocks are presently on display at the Nanjing Museum. According to a Liao dynasty (916–1125) stele at the temple site, a Buddhist monk...