Lin'an

Type Object Region Jiangnan, China Time 1127–1276

Lin'an, today's Hangzhou, was the Southern Song capital; designated as temporary capital in 1127 after the Jingkang Incident, it became one of the wo…

Timeline

1127Lin'an Prefecture · ZhejiangAfter the Jingkang Incident, Song Gaozong (Zhao Gou) moved south, designated Lin'an as the temporary capital, and expanded the imperial and palace city; the Southern Song regime reorganized its military and civil administration and resettled refugees from this center, transforming Lin'an from a local prefecture into the empire's capital in Jiangnan.
c. 1210–1220Lin'an city · ZhejiangIn the early 13th century Lin'an's population exceeded one million; markets around West Lake and the imperial street flourished, the Maritime Trade Office managed overseas trade, and silk, porcelain, and book publishing were highly developed; the city's layout continued to expand under a three-tier structure of palace city, imperial city, and common quarters, becoming East Asia's wealthiest international trade center of the time.

Sources

The City of Hangzhou in the Late Southern Song — G. William Skinner
宋史 — 脱脱等