Sun Yat-sen
Studied medicine in Hong Kong, led the revolution against the Qing, became provisional president in Nanjing in 1912 and set out the Three Principles of the People.
| Lived | 1866 – 1925 |
| Known as | Founder of the Republic of China |
| Birthplace or main place | Cuiheng, Zhongshan |
| Places on the map | Guangzhou, Nanjing, Hong Kong |
Cuiheng, ZhongshanSee the world of Sun Yat-sen in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1815) | At death (map of 1920) |
|---|---|---|
| Cuiheng, Zhongshan | Manchu Empire | Chinese Warlords |
| Guangzhou | Manchu Empire | Chinese Warlords |
| Nanjing | Manchu Empire | Chinese Warlords |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Britain leases the New Territories for 99 years | Hong Kong |
| 1911 | The Huanghuagang Uprising | Guangzhou |
| 1912 | The provisional government of the Republic of China is founded in Nanjing | Nanjing |
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 – 1939 | Sigmund Freud | Founder of psychoanalysis |
| 1861 – 1941 | Rabindranath Tagore | Poet |
| 1867 – 1934 | Marie Curie | Physicist and chemist |
| 1869 – 1948 | Mahatma Gandhi | Leader of Indian independence |
| 1870 – 1924 | Vladimir Lenin | Bolshevik leader |
| 1874 – 1965 | Winston Churchill | British prime minister |
| 1876 – 1948 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Founder of Pakistan |
| 1844 – 1913 | Menelik II | Emperor of Ethiopia |
| 1878 – 1953 | Joseph Stalin | Soviet leader |
| 1852 – 1912 | Emperor Meiji | Emperor of Japan |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.