Battles of Nanking

There have been several battles set in and around Nanjing (Nanking before 1982) in China. Before 1368, the city was called Jiankang, before 313, the city was called Jianye.

Battle of Nanjing or Sack of Nanjing or Nanjing Incident or Siege of Nanjing

Battle of Nanking or Sack of Nanking or Nanking Incident or Siege of Nanking

Battle of Jiankang or Sack of Jiankang or Jiankang Incident or Siege of Jiankang

Battle of Jianye or Sack of Jianye or Jianye Incident or Siege of Jianye

may refer to:

1368-1982 (Nanking)

• Battle of Nanking (1937), Japanese capture Nanking
• Rape of Nanking (1937), the sacking of Nanking after the Japanese capture the city
• Nanking incident of 1927, when the Nationalists capture the city from the Beiyang Republic
• First Battle of Nanjing (1853), during the Taiping Rebellion
• Second Battle of Nanking (1856), during the Taiping Rebellion
• Third Battle of Nanking (1864), during the Taiping Rebellion
• Battle of Nanking (1911), during the Xinhai Revolution
• Battle of Nanjing (1659), attack by Koxinga on Qing controlled Nanjing during the Transition from Ming to Qing
• Sack of Nanking (1402), during the Ming Dynasty succession war of Zhu Di

313-1368 (Jiankang)

• Sack of Jiankang (549)

to 313 (Jianye)