Southern Song Establishes Its Capital at Lin'an

Timeline

1. 1143Lin'an · JiangnanAfter the Shaoxing Peace Treaty, the Song court perfected its palaces, ministries, and imperial guard stations at Lin'an, further consolidating the temporary capital's status as the Southern Song's actual capital; Bianjing remained nominally the metropolitan region but the center of government had shifted south.
2. 1143Lin'an · JiangnanEstablishing the capital at Lin'an spurred the prosperity of trade routes and handicrafts in Zhejiang and Fujian; maritime trade offices and the center of imperial examination recruitment shifted south, and Lin'an quickly grew into one of East Asia's most flourishing cities of the time.