Tianjing

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Nanjing. historical

    "On February 18, 1853, Chiu-chiang fell to the rebels, who went on to take Anking. Less than a month later, on March 19, the Taiping forces captured the beautiful city of Nanking, which was renamed T'ien-ching (Heavenly Capital) to commemorate the occasion."

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nanjing

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"On February 18, 1853, Chiu-chiang fell to the rebels, who went on to take Anking. Less than a month later, on March 19, the Taiping forces captured the beautiful city of Nanking, which was renamed T'ien-ching (Heavenly Capital) to commemorate the occasion."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天京 (Tiānjīng).

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