| 700,000B.C. |
Peking Man |
| 1045B.C. |
Ji city founded in Beijing |
| 226B.C. |
Emperor Qin Shihuang occupied Ji |
| 581-618 |
Called Zhuojun |
| 618-907 |
Called Youzhou |
| 916-1125 |
Called Nanjing, capital of Liao |
| 1153 |
Called Zhongdu, capital of Kin |
| 1215 |
Occupied by Genghis Khan and called Yanjing |
| 1272 |
Called Dadu, capital of Yuan |
| 1368 |
Called Beiping under the Ming empire |
| 1403 |
Renamed Beijing |
| 1406 |
Forbidden City--construction began |
| 1421 |
Became the Ming Capital |
| 1564 |
Expanded further south to form the present-day city size |
| 1644 |
Became the Qing Capital |
| 1860 |
British-French Allied Forces invaded the city and burned down
Yuanmingyuan Gardens |
| 1900 |
Eignt-Power Allied Forces invaded the city to suppress Boxer
Movement |
| 1911 |
Sun Yat-sen's revolution put an end to the rule of the Qing |
| 1912 |
Founding of the Republic of China (then renamed Beiping) |
| 1937 |
Japan invaded Beijing |
| 1945 |
Surrender of Japan |
| 1949 |
Founding of the People's Republic of China, resumed the name
Beijing |
