Which ancient capital of the Six Dynasties was Nanjing?
Nanjing was once the capital of Dongwu, Dongjin, Southern Song, Nanqi, Nanliang and Nanchen in history, so it is called the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. Nanjing is the capital and sub-provincial city of Jiangsu Province, which was called Jinling, Jiankang and Yingtian in ancient times.
The Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties and Its Monarchs
1, Three Kingdoms Wu Dong
On May 23rd, the first year of Huanglong (229), Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang (now Ezhou, Hubei), and Sun Wu was formally founded, and then moved to Jianye (now Nanjing, Jiangsu).
2. Eastern Jin Dynasty
After the Eight Kings Rebellion in the first year of Yongjia (307), Si Marui listened to Wang Dao's suggestion and moved to Jiankang (Nanjing).
3. Southern Dynasties and Song Dynasty
Emperor Wu of Song rose in the troubled times at the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and successively pacified Sun En, Huan Xuan, Liu Yi, Lu Xun, Sima Xiuzhi and other forces, and destroyed Huanchu, Xishu, Southern Yan, Houqin and other countries. Not only unified the south of China, but also recovered Shandong, Henan, Guanzhong and other places. Finally, Jin Song Jian, Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) as its capital, Zhongjing (now Luoyang, Henan) as its capital.
4. Southern Dynasties
In 479 AD, Xiao Daocheng forced the Song Dynasty to meditate, became emperor on his own, and established Nanqi.
5. Southern Liang Chao
Nanliang (502 -557), the third dynasty of the Southern Dynasties during the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, was replaced by Xiao Yan, the secretariat of Yongzhou, as the emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty, with Jiankang as its capital (now Nanjing). The national name Liang, in the county, has a fief, hence the name Liang. Because the royal family name is Xiao, also known as Xiao.
6. Southern Dynasty Chen
The Chen Dynasty (557-589), known as Chen Nan or Chen Nan in history, was the last dynasty of the Southern Dynasties in China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the first year of Yongding (557), it was established by Chen Baxian on behalf of Nanliang, with Jiankang as its capital (now Nanjing), and controlled the areas east of Jiangling, south of the Yangtze River and north of Jiaozhi.