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Dongjing (Kaifeng)

Type Object Region China Time 960–1127

Dongjing (Kaifeng) was the capital of the Northern Song, also known as Bianliang or Bianjing, located in modern Kaifeng, Henan.…

Timeline

  1. 960Dongjing Kaifeng Prefecture · HenanZhao Kuangyin founded the Song through the Chenqiao mutiny, established the capital at Bianliang, and raised Kaifeng Prefecture to the status of Dongjing (Eastern Capital), which together with Xijing Luoyang, Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture, and Beijing Daming Prefecture constituted the Four Capitals.
  2. c. 1020–1100Dongjing Kaifeng Prefecture · HenanThe Bian River grain transport linked north and south, the boundaries between wards and markets gradually dissolved, night markets and rural markets flourished, and the population exceeded a million, making it one of the largest cities in the world at the time.
  3. 1127Dongjing Kaifeng Prefecture · HenanJin forces breached Kaifeng, emperors Huizong and Qinzong were captured, the Northern Song fell, the history of Dongjing as the Song capital ended, and the city suffered severe destruction.

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