Battle of Nanjing (disambiguation)

There have been several battles set in and around the city of Nanjing, China. Nanjing was previously named Jianye (before 313 CE) and Jiankang (313-1368 CE). During the 19th and 20th centuries, Nanking was a popular romanization of the name in European sources. The Battle of Nanjing may refer to:

Jianye:

The 280 CE fall of Jianye to the Jin dynasty

Jiankang:

The 549 CE Sack of Jiankang by the Liang dynasty

Nanjing (Nanking):

The 1402 Sack of Nanjing during the Ming dynasty succession war that brought the Yongle Emperor to power
The 1659 Battle of Nanjing, an attack by Koxinga on Qing-controlled Nanjing during the Transition from Ming to Qing
The First Battle of Nanjing (1853), during the Taiping Rebellion
The Second Battle of Jiangnan (1856), during the Taiping Rebellion
The Third Battle of Nanjing (1864), during the Taiping Rebellion
The Nanking Uprising during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution
The 1927 capture of Nanjing by the Nationalist Army during the Northern Expedition, which was followed by the Nanking incident
The 1937 Battle of Nanking, when the Japanese captured Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War
- The subsequent Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Army against Chinese civilians

See also