Kaifeng: History, Former Names & Timeline
Ancient capital south of the Yellow River; under the Northern Song it had over a million people, the city shown in the scroll Along the River During the Qingming Festival.
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Former names of Kaifeng
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 361 BC | Daliang | |
| AD 960 | Dongjing / Bianjing | Northern Song capital |
Timeline of Kaifeng
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 960 | Zhao Kuangyin seizes power and founds the Song dynasty with its capital at Bianjing |
| 1127 | The Jingkang Incident: Jin armies sack Bianjing |
Who ruled Kaifeng
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–201 BC | Zhou states |
| 200 BC–2 BC | Han Empire |
| 1 BC–299 | Han |
| 300–499 | Jin |
| 500–599 | Toba Wei |
| 600–799 | Sui Empire |
| 800–999 | Tang Empire |
| 1000–1299 | Song Empire |
| 1300–1491 | Great Khanate |
| 1492–1499 | Ming Empire |
| 1500–1649 | Ming Chinese Empire |
| 1650–1782 | Manchu Empire |
| 1783–1814 | Qing Empire |
| 1815–1919 | Manchu Empire |
| 1920–1937 | Chinese Warlords |
| 1938–1944 | Chinese warlords |
| 1945–today | China |