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  2. Beijing - Wikipedia

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    Beijing, [a] previously romanized as Peking, [b] is the capital city of China.With more than 22 million residents, [11] it is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai. [12]

  3. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    Datong was the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty from 398 to 493. Emin was briefly the capital of the Western Liao dynasty from 1132 to 1134. Fenghao, located near present-day Xi'an, was the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty from 1046 BC to 771 BC. Fuzhou was briefly the capital of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1645 to 1646.

  4. List of capitals in China - Wikipedia

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    Jurisdiction Capital Chinese Capital since Land area (km²) Population (2020) Urban area population (2020) Symbol Seat Map Anhui: Hefei: 合肥市 1853

  5. China - Wikipedia

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    China, [i] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [j] is a country in East Asia. ... In the early Ming dynasty, China's capital was moved from Nanjing to ...

  6. History of Beijing - Wikipedia

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    From 1279 onward, with the exception of two interludes from 1368 to 1420 and 1928 to 1949, Beijing would remain as China's capital, serving as the seat of power for the Ming dynasty (1421–1644), the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the early Republic of China (1912–1928) and now the People's Republic of China (1949–present).

  7. Names of Beijing - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese characters 北 ("north") and 京 ("capital") together mean the "Northern Capital". The name was first used during the reign of the Ming dynasty's Yongle Emperor, who made his northern fief a second capital, along with Nanjing (南京, the "Southern Capital"), in 1403 after successfully dethroning his nephew during the Jingnan Campaign.

  8. Khanbaliq - Wikipedia

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    Khanbaliq (Chinese: 汗八里; pinyin: Hánbālǐ; Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ, Qaɣan balɣasu) or Dadu of Yuan (Chinese: 元大都; pinyin: Yuán Dàdū; Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠳᠤ, Dayidu) was the winter capital [1] of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today. It was located at ...

  9. Yuan dynasty - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. Mongol-led dynasty of China (1271–1368) Great Yuan 大元 Dà Yuán (Chinese) ᠳᠠᠢ ᠦᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ Dai Ön ulus (Mongolian) 1271–1368 Yuan dynasty (c. 1290) Status Khagan -ruled division of the Mongol Empire Conquest dynasty of Imperial China Capital Khanbaliq (now Beijing ...