Luoyang: History, Former Names & Timeline
The "centre of all under heaven", capital of the Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin and Northern Wei; its White Horse Temple was China's first Buddhist temple.
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Former names of Luoyang
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 770 BC | Luoyi / Luoyang |
Timeline of Luoyang
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 770 BC | King Ping of Zhou moves east to Luoyi; the Eastern Zhou begins |
| AD 25 | The Eastern Han makes Luoyang its capital |
| AD 68 | White Horse Temple is built |
| AD 494 | Emperor Xiaowen moves the Northern Wei capital to Luoyang |
| AD 690 | Wu Zetian makes Luoyang her "Divine Capital" |
Who ruled Luoyang
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 |
Battles and sites near Luoyang
- Battle of Changping · 260 BC