Shanghai: History, Former Names & Timeline
A fishing town at the mouth of the Yangtze that after opening to foreign trade in 1843 became the largest city in the Far East.
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Former names of Shanghai
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1292 | Shanghai |
Timeline of Shanghai
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1292 | The Yuan creates Shanghai county |
| 1843 | Opened as a treaty port and foreign concessions established |
| 1921 | The First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party meets here |
| 1937 | Battle of Shanghai |
Who ruled Shanghai
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 | Jin Empire |
| 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 |