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