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Jiankang was the capital of several dynasties in ancient China, located in modern Nanjing. Learn about its history, name changes, population, and role in the Six Dynasties period.
Apr 23, 2020 · It shows how, although one of the medieval world’s largest empires, Jiankang has been rendered politically invisible by the standard narrative of Chinese nationalist history, and proposes a new framework and terminology for writing about medieval East Asia.
- Andrew Chittick
Apr 23, 2020 · Chapter 1, “Introduction: The Invisible Empire,” identifies the Jiankang Empire as one of the world’s largest medieval empires, and assesses why it is so little recognized or studied.
Zhang Jiankang (Chinese: 张健康; born 25 August 1998) is a Chinese former professional snooker player. He was suspended from the professional tour in January 2023 as part of a match-fixing investigation involving ten Chinese players.
Jiankang (Chinese: 建康; pinyin: Jiànkāng), or Jianye (建業; Jiànyè), as it was originally called, was the capital city of the Eastern Wu (229–265 and 266–280 CE), the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420 CE) and the Southern Dynasties (420–552), including the Chen dynasty (557–589 CE).
Sep 21, 2024 · Renamed Jiankang in 313, Nanjing became a haven for northern families in exile. After the fall of the Dong Jin, Nanjing under four successive dynasties—Liu-Song (420–479), Nan (Southern) Qi (479–502), Nan Liang (502–557), and Nan Chen (557–589)—was the seat of government of the regional empires south of the Yangtze.
Jul 23, 2020 · The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and World History By Andrew Chittick. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. xi + 411 pp. $85.00 (cloth). Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 July 2020
