Region: China · Coordinates: 34.300, 108.950 · 284 events
| Year | Source | Account |
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| 1060 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | King Wen attacked the Quanrong, Mixu, Qi, Yu and Chong Houhu in turn, built the city of Feng, and moved the capital from the foot of Qi to Feng. tradition |
| 212 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Since Xianyang was too narrow, they began building the court palace in the Shanglin Park south of the Wei River, first raising the front hall of Epang, and conscripted more than seven hundred thousand convicts for the Epang Palace and Mount Li works. |
| 206 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Duke Pei was the first to reach Bashang, and King Ziying of Qin surrendered beside the Zhidao; Duke Pei sealed the palaces of Xianyang, returned to Bashang, and with the elders agreed on the 'Three Laws of Law'. |
| 202 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | On the advice of the soldier Lou Jing and the urging of Zhang Liang, the emperor drove his carriages west that very day and made Chang'an his capital. |
| 200 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | At Chang'an, Xiao He built the Weiyang Palace on a magnificent scale; the emperor was angry but soon relented, and he moved the capital from Liyang to Chang'an. |
| 200 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Passing through Zhao and Luoyang, he reached Chang'an; when the Changle Palace was completed, the chancellor and the others moved to Chang'an to handle government affairs. |
| 196 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, was accused of plotting rebellion at Chang'an, and his three clans were exterminated. |
| 195 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Gaozu died in the Changle Palace (Chang'an); the mourning was not announced for four days, and on the dingwei day it was announced; Lu Wan fled to the Xiongnu. |
| 194 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | In the first month construction of the city wall of Chang'an began. |
| 194 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Emperor Hui went out to Bashang to meet King Ruyi of Zhao and kept him at his side; but in the twelfth month, at dawn, while Hui was out hunting, Empress Lü had him poisoned with wine, and the King of Zhao died. |
| 192 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Within six hundred li of Chang'an, 146,000 men and women were conscripted and the Chang'an wall was built in thirty days. |
| 188 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The Emperor Hui died at the Weiyang Palace. |
| 188 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | When Emperor Hui died, Empress Lü wept but did not shed tears; on Zhang Bi Qiang's advice she placed Lü kinsmen in the Northern and Southern Armies, and Lü power began. |
| 181 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Empress Lü imprisoned King You of Zhao in a lodging in Chang'an and starved him to death. |
| 180 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Grand Commandant Zhou Bo entered the Northern Army and ordered: whoever sides with the Lü bare the right arm, whoever sides with the Liu bare the left; all the troops bared their left arms. |
| 180 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Liu Zhang, Marquis of Zhuxu, chased Lü Chan in the courtyard of the Weiyang Palace and killed him in the privy of the Langzhong office. |
| 180 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | At the Wei Bridge he was welcomed by the ministers; after three refusals at the Dai residence he took the throne, and that evening entered the Weiyang Palace. |
| 180 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Before she died, Empress Lü made Lü Lu in charge of the Northern Army and Lü Chan in charge of the Southern Army, and admonished them to 'guard the palace and not go to the funeral'; she died on the xinsi day. |
| 180 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Zhou Bo entered the Northern Army and ordered: those who support the Lü clan bare the right sleeve, those who support the Liu clan bare the left. All bared the left, taking control of the Northern Army; then the Marquis of Zhuxu killed Lü Chan in the Weiyang Palace. |
| 180 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | The great officials welcomed the King of Dai, who arrived at the Dai residence in Chang'an on the last day of the second ninth month, and presented him with the imperial seal to ascend the throne. |
| 180 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | The King of Dai received the officials at Weiqiao; after declining three times at the Dai residence, he ascended the throne. |
| 180 BC | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Lü Shan, not knowing that Lü Lu had left the Northern Army, entered the Weiyang Palace to plot rebellion, but hesitated and could not get past the palace gate; after an urgent report from Lord Pingyang, the Grand Commandant gave about a thousand soldiers to Zhang, Marquis of Zhuxu, to guard the palace. |
| 167 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | When Chunyu Gong was sentenced to corporal punishment, his youngest daughter Tiying came to Chang'an and petitioned to become a government slave in place of her father; Emperor Wen was moved and abolished bodily mutilation punishments. |
| 157 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The emperor died at the Weiyang Palace and was buried at Baling; following his edict, the burial was simple. |
| 157 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Emperor Wen died in the Weiyang Palace at Chang'an, leaving an edict calling for simple burial. |
| 141 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Jing died at Weiyang Palace in Chang'an (first month, day jiazi). |
| 141 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Emperor Jing died and the crown prince took the throne, becoming Emperor Wu (Xiaowu). |
| 140 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | Emperor Wu followed Confucian learning and made Zhao Wan and Wang Zang ministers, planning to build a Mingtang; but Empress Dowager Dou opposed it, Zhao Wan and Wang Zang committed suicide, and the project was abandoned. |
| 104 BC | Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals | When fire broke out at the Bailiang Terrace, following Yongzhi's advice, he built a grander Jianzhang Palace with a thousand gates and ten thousand doors, with models of Taiye Pond and the immortal islands Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou. |
| 91 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The Witchcraft Disaster (Wugu): the crown prince killed Jiang Chong, raised troops with a tally, and fought Chancellor Liu Quli at Chang'an; tens of thousands died. |
| 80 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | King Dan of Yan, Shangguan Jie, Shangguan An and Sang Hongyang plotted to remove Huo Guang, were discovered and executed. |
| 74 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Huo Guang deposed the King of Changyi and welcomed Bingyi (Liu Bingyi), great-grandson of Shangguan Li, from Chang'an; in the seventh month he ascended the throne at Weiyang Palace (Emperor Xuan). |
| 74 BC | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Huo Guang, with the ministers, had an audience with the Empress Dowager and reported that the King of Changyi could not succeed to the ancestral temple. The Empress Dowager came out to the Chengming Hall of Weiyang and blocked the golden gate, so that the Changyi officials could not enter. |
| 71 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The armies of the five generals departed from Chang'an. |
| 66 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Grand Marshal Huo Yu and other members of the Huo clan were discovered plotting rebellion and executed. |
| 51 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Huhanye came to Chang'an for audience: at the Wei Bridge they shouted 'long life', and a banquet was held at Jianzhang Palace; he called himself a subject but was not to be called by his name. |
| 51 BC | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The Xiongnu Chanyu Huhanye came to court and called himself a vassal, but was not to be addressed by his personal name. He received generous gifts of court robes, clothing, a golden swan, a sword, a bow, and a peace-pledge chariot. |
| 48 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Xuan died at Weiyang Palace. |
| 33 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Yuan died at Weiyang Palace. |
| 31 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The southern and northern suburban altars of Chang'an were built, and the sacrifices at Ganquan and Fenyin were abolished. |
| 30 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | A rumor that a great flood was coming panicked the officials and people of Chang'an, who fled into the walls; a girl, Zhen Zhigong, passed through Hengmen and entered Weiyang Palace. |
| 7 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Cheng died at Weiyang Palace. |
| 5 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | On the word of Xia Xianliang and others, the era was changed to 'Taichu Yuanjiang' and the imperial title to 'Chensheng Liu Taiping Huangdi'; two months later both were withdrawn. |
| 3 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Spreading a prophecy of the Queen Mother of the West with divining rods (chou), people from the eastern regions passed through the commanderies to Guanzhong and Chang'an to worship the Queen Mother of the West; at night they carried torches and beat drums in an uproar. |
| 1 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Ai died at Weiyang Palace. |
| 1 BC | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | The King of Zhongshan ascended the throne as emperor (Emperor Ping) at age nine; the Grand Empress Dowager ruled from behind the curtain and Grand Marshal Wang Mang took charge of government. |
| AD 1 | Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals | Grand Marshal Wang Mang's merits were likened to those of the Duke of Zhou, and he was granted the title Duke of Anhan. |
| AD 23 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Heroes of the Three Capital Districts killed Wang Mang and sent his head to Wan. |
| AD 23 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In the ninth month, on the day wushen, the rebel army entered through the Xianping city gate, and Wang Yi and others faced them below the Northern Gate, but at dusk the government troops collapsed. Young men of the city, Zhu Ti, Zhang Yu and others, to avoid looting, responded and set fire to Zuoshi Gate. |
| AD 24 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Shentu Jian and Li Song met Emperor Jing of Geng-shi at Chang'an, and in the second month Emperor Jing left Luoyang and arrived at Chang'an. Amid the discontent of the heroes of the Three Chancelleries, a general amnesty was declared. |
| AD 25 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | When the Red Eyebrows entered Chang'an, Emperor Gengshi fled to Gaoling. |
| AD 25 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | When the Red Eyebrows reached Gaoling, Wang Guang and Zhang Ang surrendered and together attacked the Dongdao Gate. In the ninth month the Red Eyebrows entered Chang'an, and Emperor Jing alone fled through the Zhufang Gate. |
| AD 26 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | The Red Eyebrows burned the palaces of the Western Capital (Chang'an), dug up the imperial tombs and plundered Guanzhong; Deng Yu entered Chang'an and enshrined the tablets of the eleven emperors in the ancestral temple. |
| AD 30 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Guangwu went to Chang'an, visited the old ancestral temple for the first time, and sacrificed to the eleven imperial mausoleums. |
| AD 30 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In the fourth month, on the day bingzi, Emperor Guangwu went to Chang'an, visited the Yuan Tomb, sent generals Jing Yan, Gai Yan and seven others to Longdu to attack Shu, and sent Lai Xi to persuade Wei Xiao. |
| AD 59 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Emperor Ming toured west, sacrificed at the ancestral temple in Chang'an, and sacrificed at the eleven mausoleums. |
| AD 190 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Dong Zhuo drove all the people of the capital westward into Guanzhong and moved the capital to Chang'an; in the third month, Emperor Xian's carriage entered the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an. |
| AD 190 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | On day dingyou, Dong Zhuo moved the imperial carriage west. He accused the wealthy of crimes, confiscating and executing them, and drove several million commoners toward Chang'an until they collapsed and died, and burned palace halls, tombs, offices, and homes for two hundred li around Luoyang. |
| AD 192 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Minister of Instruction Wang Yun and others killed Dong Zhuo and exterminated his three kin groups. |
| AD 192 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Li Jue and Guo Si captured the city of Chang'an, and over ten thousand officials and people died. |
| AD 192 | Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) | Minister of Works Wang Yun and Lü Bu together killed Dong Zhuo. |
| AD 192 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | On the fourth month, day dingsi, Dong Zhuo rode in a carriage in court dress into the Weiyang Hall assembly, with soldiers lining both sides of the road. Lü Bu received Wang Yun's edict and disguised Li Su, Chen Gong, and ten others as guards, setting an ambush. |
| AD 192 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Soldiers of Lü Bu's army who were Sou-soldiers (non-Han tribal troops) opened the gates from within, and on the sixth month, day wuwu, Li Jue's army entered the city and looted. Lü Bu fought, and fleeing with Dong Zhuo's head tied to his saddle urged Wang Yun to come along, but Wang Yun stayed. |
| AD 194 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | The Three Capital Districts suffered a great drought; one hu of grain cost 500,000 coins, people devoured one another and white bones piled up. |
| AD 195 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Li Jue coerced Emperor Xian and moved him to his own camp, burned the palaces; in the fourth month Li Jue moved the emperor to Beiwu. |
| AD 195 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | In the seventh month the carriage of Emperor Xian began its return eastward, escorted by Guo Si, Yang Ding, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng. |
| AD 195 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In the third month, day bingyin, Li Jue sent his nephew Li Shen with several thousand soldiers to besiege the palace, and welcomed the emperor with three carriages. Grand Commandant Yang Biao protested, but to no avail. |
| AD 195 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | On the seventh month, day jiazi, when the imperial carriage left through Xianping Gate and tried to cross the bridge, several hundred of Guo Si's soldiers blocked it, asking whether 'this emperor is the real one'. The Palace Attendant Liu Ai shouted that 'this is the Son of Heaven' to prove it, and the carriage moved east. |
| AD 218 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In the seventh month Wei King Cao Cao personally marched out against Liu Bei, and in the ninth month reached Chang'an. |
| AD 304 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Zhang Fang coerced Emperor Hui into going with him to Chang'an and handed him over to Prince of Hejian Yong; a Liutai was set up at Luoyang. |
| AD 304 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Yan Bo, Governor of Anding, and Huangfu Dan, Gongcao, led five thousand elite troops to raid Chang'an, entered the city gate, fought fiercely, and reached right under the tent of Zhang Fang's superior Ying. |
| AD 306 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Qi Hong and others crushed Diao Mo; Yong and Ying fled to the Southern Mountains. The Xianbei under Qi Hong plundered Chang'an and killed more than 20,000 people. |
| AD 306 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | When Wang Hong and others entered Chang'an, the Xianbei under their command plundered greatly, killing more than twenty thousand; the hundred officials scattered, entered the mountains, and picked acorns to eat. |
| AD 311 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Liu Can, son of Liu Cong, took Chang'an and killed Nanyang Prince Mo. |
| AD 311 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | When the Han army besieged Chang'an, Sima Mo sent out Chunyu Ding to fight, but he was defeated. |
| AD 312 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | After Jia Pi and others besieged Chang'an for several months, the Han Prince of Zhongshan, Liu Yao, was defeated again and again; he drove eighty thousand men and women to plunder and fled to Pingyang. |
| AD 313 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Min ascended the throne at Chang'an and changed the era to Jianxing. |
| AD 313 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The Han Prince of Zhongshan Liu Yao and the Sili Xiaowei Qiao Zhiming invaded Chang'an, and the Pingxi General Zhao Ran led his troops there; by edict Qu Yun was ordered to encamp at Huangbai City to resist. |
| AD 316 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Liu Yao pressed Chang'an so that inside and outside were cut off. Qu Yun held a small city, and the relief army could not advance. |
| AD 316 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | With food exhausted, Emperor Min rode out in a sheep-drawn cart, stripped to his upper garments, took a jade in his mouth, and dragged a coffin to surrender to Liu Yao. |
| AD 316 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | When Liu Yao took the outer wall of Chang'an, Qu Yun and Suo Qin withdrew into a small city and held it fiercely on their own. |
| AD 329 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Generals Jiang Ying and Xin Shu held Chang'an with several hundred thousand troops, sent envoys to surrender to Later Zhao, and Later Zhao ordered Shi Sheng to lead the army from Luoyang to go there. |
| AD 365 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In the winter tenth month, Prince Huainan You led the Xingcheng multitude and attacked Chang'an by taking advantage of a gap, but Li Wei struck and beheaded him. |
| AD 371 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Zuan, in fear, bound himself and came out to surrender; Ya escorted Zuan to Chang'an. |
| AD 385 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Murong Chong declared himself emperor at Epang. |
| AD 385 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Fu Jian's crown prince Fu Hong surrendered, and Murong Chong entered Chang'an. |
| AD 385 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | On day renshen, Murong Chong sent Shangshu Ling Gao Gai to attack Chang'an by night and entered the South City, but Dou Chong and Li Bian defeated them, beheading eight hundred and dividing the corpses to eat. |
| AD 417 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Liu Yu took Chang'an, captured Yao Hong, and destroyed the Later Qin. |
| AD 417 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Shen Tianzi defeated Yao Hong's army at Lantian, and Wang Zhen'e took Chang'an and captured Yao Hong. |
| AD 417 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Liu Yu reached Chang'an, worshipped at the Changling tomb of the Han, and gathered the civil and military officials in the Weiyang Palace to hold a great feast. |
| AD 418 | Book of Jin (Jinshu), Imperial Annals | Helian Bobo crushed the Jin army north of Qingni; Zhu Lingshi burned the palaces of Chang'an and fled toward Tongguan, where he died in battle. |
| AD 418 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Liu Yizhen, the garrison commander at Chang'an, was pursued by Helian Bobo and crushed; he barely escaped with his life, while Zhu Lingshi and others were killed. |
| AD 426 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Xia's Chang'an was abandoned and Xi Jin entered Chang'an; Chen and Yong's Di Li Qiang surrendered (in the twelfth month). |
| AD 445 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Shusun Ba crushed Gai Wu's army north of the Wei River, beheading more than thirty thousand. |
| AD 445 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Gai Wu rises at Chang'an; Tuoba He, deputy commander of the Chang'an garrison, goes to suppress it and falls (October). |
| AD 446 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | He went to Chang'an and comforted the elders. |
| AD 497 | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | He went to Chang'an and toured the Weiyang Palace, the Epang Palace and Kunming Pool. |
| AD 497 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | He went to Chang'an and visited the Weiyang Palace, the Epang Palace and the Kunming Pool. |
| AD 534 | Book of Northern Qi (Bei Qishu), Annals | Emperor Xiaowu fled to Chang'an that same day, while his ministers' plans were still divided. This marks the start of the split of the Northern Wei. |
| AD 534 | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | Emperor Xiaowu fled west and entered Chang'an, received by Yuwen Tai. |
| AD 534 | Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals | Pressed by Husi Chun and others, Emperor Chu fled west toward Chang'an. |
| AD 534 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Xiaowu, pursued by Gao Huan, leaves Luoyang and enters Guanzhong; Yuwen Tai receives him with full ceremony at Dongyang post and makes Chang'an the capital |
| AD 554 | Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals | Western Wei gave the Grand Preceptor Yu Jin a great army and sent him to invade (origin recorded as Chang'an). |
| AD 554 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Yuwen Tai of Western Wei deposes the ruler Yuan Qin, keeps him at Yongzhou, and installs his younger brother Kuo. |
| AD 556 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Following the Rites of Zhou, he establishes the six ministries and makes Yuwen Tai Grand Preceptor and Grand Steward |
| AD 557 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Western Wei's Emperor Gong abdicates; Emperor Xiaomin ascends as Heavenly King, founding the Northern Zhou. He reports to Heaven at the chailiao ritual and enfeoffs the Wei emperor as Duke of Song |
| AD 557 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Yuwen Hu has Yuwen Yu brought from Qizhou, and Emperor Ming ascends the throne in Chang'an |
| AD 559 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | The title of Heavenly King is changed to Emperor, and King Wen is posthumously honored as Emperor Wen |
| AD 560 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Ming is poisoned in his food and falls gravely ill; he hands the throne to Yuwen Yong, Duke of Lu, and dies at Yanshou Hall at age 27 |
| AD 560 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Yuwen Yong ascends the throne (Emperor Wu) |
| AD 561 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Yuwen Hu is made Commander of All Military Affairs at Court and in the Field, and the six ministries designed by Taizu are promulgated in the ancestral temple |
| AD 568 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Ashina of the Turks arrives in Chang'an as empress, and a great amnesty is declared |
| AD 572 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Wu kills Grand Steward Yuwen Hu and his sons and begins personal rule, changing the era to Jiande |
| AD 573 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Wu gathers ministers, monks and Daoists, and rules on the order among Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism, placing Confucianism first |
| AD 574 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Both Buddhism and Daoism are banned, sacred images and scriptures are destroyed, and monks and Daoists are returned to lay life |
| AD 574 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Prince Yuwen Zhi raises troops in Chang'an and tries to break into Suzhang Gate, but fails and flees |
| AD 577 | Book of Northern Qi (Bei Qishu), Annals | The Zhou emperor Wu treated the Later Ruler as an honored guest and sent him to Chang'an with the empress dowager, the infant ruler and the princes, enfeoffing him as Duke of Wen. (In the seventh year of Jiande, 578, he was ordered to die on a false charge of rebellion.) |
| AD 577 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Wu returns to Chang'an, presents the Qi ruler and the other prisoners at the ancestral temple, and enfeoffs Gao Wei as Duke of Wenguo |
| AD 578 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Yuwen Yun ascends the throne (Emperor Xuan) and then kills Yuwen Xian, Prince of Qi, Shangzhuguo |
| AD 580 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | After Emperor Xuan of Zhou died, Yang Jian, serving the young Emperor Jing, drafted an edict, entered court and took command of the capital and provincial forces. |
| AD 580 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Xuan dies at 22; Liu Fang and Zheng Yi forge an edict so that Yang Jian is assisted by the imperial will |
| AD 580 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Jing enters the Tiantai; Yang Jian becomes Commissioner with Golden Axe and Grand Chancellor of the Left, and all officials gather under him |
| AD 580 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Princes Yuwen Zhao (of Zhao) and Yuwen Sheng (of Yue) are executed on charges of plotting to seize power |
| AD 580 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | An edict restores the surnames given by Taizu to their original form, and Yang Jian is elevated as Prince of Sui |
| AD 581 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Yang Jian ascended the throne in the Linguang Hall, built an altar in the southern suburbs to report to Heaven, and adopted the era name Kaihuang. The Sui dynasty was founded. |
| AD 581 | Book of Zhou (Zhoushu), Imperial Annals | Yang Jian, Prince of Sui, takes a royal title (founding the Sui); Emperor Jing retreats to a separate palace, ending Northern Zhou at age 33. The Sui enfeoffs Emperor Jing as Duke of Jie |
| AD 582 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | An edict declared the old capital outdated and ordered a new capital built on the Longshou Mountain area; Gao Jiong and others supervised the construction. |
| AD 583 | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | He entered the new capital, Daxing City, in mourning dress. |
| AD 583 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The new capital was named Daxing City. |
| AD 583 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The Emperor entered the new capital, Daxing City, in plain clothes, in the rain. |
| AD 584 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | A canal was dug from the Wei River to the Yellow River so grain transport could pass (Guangtong Canal). |
| AD 588 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | An edict launched the campaign against Chen, which had seized the Jiangnan region and ruled tyrannically, and ordered the army to march. |
| AD 588 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | After reporting at the ancestral temple, Yang Guang, Prince of Jin, Yang Jun, Prince of Qin, and Yang Su were appointed Acting Marshals to begin the campaign against Chen. |
| AD 589 | Book of Chen (Chenshu), Annals | The Later Ruler, together with the nobles and officials, left Jianye and was sent to Chang'an. |
| AD 589 | History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals | Arriving at Chang'an, the Chen carriages, dress and goods were displayed in the courtyard, and the Houzhu and others were made to stand before Emperor Wen of Sui, and were pardoned. |
| AD 589 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The three armies returned in triumph and presented the captives at the ancestral temple. |
| AD 592 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | It was institutionalized that prefectures could not carry out death sentences on their own; the Dali Court had to review them. |
| AD 600 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Crown Prince Yang Yong and his sons were deposed and made commoners. |
| AD 600 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Yang Guang, Prince of Jin, was named crown prince. |
| AD 601 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The Imperial College was reduced to seventy students; the Grand Academy, the Four Gates Academy and the prefectural and county schools were all abolished. |
| AD 604 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The coffin of Emperor Wen was escorted back to the capital, Chang'an. |
| AD 607 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The imperial carriage returned to the capital. |
| AD 607 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Yang set out on a northern tour. |
| AD 609 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Yang set out on a tour of Heyou (the lands west of the Yellow River). |
| AD 609 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Yang's carriage entered Chang'an. |
| AD 614 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Husi Zheng was torn apart by carts outside Jinguang Gate in Chang'an. |
| AD 617 | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | The Duke of Tang entered the capital, Daxing City, honored Emperor Yang as Taishang Huang and enthroned Yang You, Prince of Dai. |
| AD 617 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | The Duke of Tang (Li Yuan) entered the capital, Chang'an. |
| AD 617 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Yang was honored as Taishang Huangdi (Retired Emperor), and Yang You, Prince of Dai, was enthroned as emperor, with the era changed to Yining. Emperor Yang planned to build a palace at Danyang and withdraw to the lands south of the Yangtze. |
| AD 617 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Gong (Yang You) ascended the throne in the Daxing Hall. |
| AD 617 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Li Yuan was enfeoffed as Grand Chancellor and Prince of Tang. |
| AD 617 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | He took Chang'an, the capital, then made Emperor Yang of Sui Taishang Huangdi and set up the Prince of Dai as emperor, changing the era to Yining. |
| AD 618 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Li Yuan ascended the throne at the Taiji Hall in Chang'an, founded the Tang, and changed the era name to Wude. |
| AD 618 | Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals | Emperor Gong abdicated to the Tang and was made Duke of Xi. |
| AD 618 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | He received the abdication of Sui, ascended the throne in the Taiji Hall, granted a general amnesty, changed the era to Wude, and changed the commanderies back into prefectures (zhou). The Tang dynasty was founded. |
| AD 618 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | On May 618 (Jiazi day), the Prince of Tang ascends the throne in Taiji Hall, sends Minister of Justice Xiao Zao to Nanjiao to report to Heaven, and proclaims a general amnesty and a new era. |
| AD 621 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | The king sent an envoy to Tang and offered local products as tribute. |
| AD 626 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Li Shimin, alleging that Crown Prince Jiancheng and Qi Prince Yuanji plotted to harm him, led troops and executed them (the Xuanwu Gate Incident). |
| AD 626 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Li Shimin ascended the throne at Xiandian Hall in the Eastern Palace in Chang'an. |
| AD 626 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | The Turkic Khan Jieli advanced as far as Bianqiao, and a covenant was sworn at Bianqiao. |
| AD 626 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In 626 (Gengshen day), Shimin leads Zhangsun Wuji and others in and sets an ambush at the Xuanwu Gate. |
| AD 629 | Xuanzang, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions | Xuanzang left Chang'an and, with a monk of Qinzhou (Tsing-chau, Gansu), reached that city and rested. (Preface: at age 26 he resolved to travel to the Western Regions.) |
| AD 630 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | At Shuntian Gate, Taizong received the captured Jieli, and the northwestern tribes offered him the title Heavenly Khan. |
| AD 630 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In April 630 (Wuxu day), Xieli Khan arrives at Chang'an; the emperor, with the full pomp of his court at Shuntian Tower, summons him and enumerates his crimes. |
| AD 635 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Taishang Huang Li Yuan died at Daan Palace. |
| AD 643 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Crown Prince Li Chengqian committed a crime and was demoted to commoner; Prince Jin Li Zhi (Gaozong) was installed as crown prince. |
| AD 643 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | An envoy was sent to Tang to report the invasions by Goguryeo and Baekje and to ask for relief troops. |
| AD 648 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | Kim Chunchu and his son Munwang went to Tang and secured Taizong's promise to send troops. |
| AD 650 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | King Jindeok wove a five-character Taiping ode on silk and sent it to the Tang emperor through Beopmin. |
| AD 653 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Fang Yi'ai and others were executed on suspicion of treason, and Prince Wu Li Ke and others were forced to commit suicide. |
| AD 654 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In October 654, 41,000 men of Yongzhou are hired to build the outer wall of Chang'an, finished in thirty days. |
| AD 655 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Empress Wang was demoted to commoner, and Consort Wu (Wu Zetian) was made empress. |
| AD 674 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | After Silla took in Goguryeo refugees and occupied Baekje's land, Gaozong stripped King Munmu of his titles and set up Kim Inmun as king of Silla. |
| AD 682 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | After drought and locusts, an epidemic broke out; in the capital people ate one another and bandits ran rampant. |
| AD 701 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Wu Zetian went to the capital Chang'an, granted a general amnesty, and changed the era name to Chang'an. |
| AD 707 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Crown Prince Li Zhongjun and Li Duozuo, with the Yulin guards, killed Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun but failed, and in flight were killed. |
| AD 710 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Zhongzong drank poison and died at the age of 55 at Shenlong Hall. |
| AD 710 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Li Longji, Prince of Linzi, raised troops, killed the Wei and Wu clans, and Empress Wei was killed in the chaos of the troops. |
| AD 710 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Xiangwang (Ruizong) ascended the throne at Chengtian Gate; Longji was enfeoffed as Prince of Ping and in the seventh month was made crown prince. |
| AD 713 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The faction of Princess Taiping plotted rebellion in the seventh month, and Emperor Xuanzong arrested and executed Xiao Zhizhong and Cen Xi at court, eliminating Princess Taiping's power. |
| AD 730 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In April 730 (Dingmao day), the outer walls of the Xijing are built and completed in ninety days. |
| AD 738 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Prince Chong Li Yu (later Emperor Suzong) was made crown prince. |
| AD 742 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | On New Year's Day a general amnesty was declared, and the era was changed to Tianbao. |
| AD 756 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | An Lushan took the capital, Chang'an. |
| AD 756 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In June 756 (Yiwei day), at dawn the emperor leaves through the Yanqiu Gate with only the consort's sisters, princes, consorts, princesses, grandsons, Yang Guozhong, Wei Jiansu, Wei Fangjin, Chen Xuanli and close eunuchs and court ladies; the consorts, princesses and grandsons waiting outside are all abandoned as he flees. |
| AD 757 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Prince Guangping Li Shu crushed An Shouzhong and others northwest of Xiangji Temple, laying the groundwork for retaking Chang'an. |
| AD 757 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Prince Guangping recovered the Western Capital Chang'an. |
| AD 757 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Suzong returned from Fengxiang to Chang'an. |
| AD 757 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Li Chu, Prince of Guangping (later Emperor Daizong), recovered the Western Capital, Chang'an, with the victory at Xiangji Temple. |
| AD 757 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | The capital, Chang'an, was recovered. |
| AD 757 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Xuanzong returned from Shu Commandery and resided in the Xingqing Palace. |
| AD 757 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In 757 (Gengzi day), the various armies set out; by Renyin day they reach west of Chang'an city and camp north of the Xiangji Temple, east of the Feng River. |
| AD 762 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Retired Emperor Xuanzong died at Shenlong Hall at the age of 78. |
| AD 762 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Suzong died at the age of 52 at Changsheng Hall. |
| AD 763 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The Tibetans entered Chang'an and set up Guangwu Prince Chenghong as emperor. |
| AD 763 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | The Tibetans took the capital, Chang'an, and set up Li Chenghong, Prince of Guangwu, as emperor. |
| AD 763 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In 763 (Wuyin day), Tubo enters Chang'an; Gao Hui, together with Tubo's general Ma Zhongying, sets up as emperor Chenghong, Prince of Guangwu and grandson of the former Prince of Bin Shouli, adopts a reign title and establishes the officials. |
| AD 779 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Daizong died in the inner hall of Zichen Hall and left an edict for the crown prince to ascend before the bier. |
| AD 779 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Daizong died in the Zichen Inner Hall. |
| AD 779 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Dezong ascended the throne in the Taiji Hall. |
| AD 779 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In May 779, that night the emperor (Daizong) dies in the Zixin inner palace, and by testamentary edict Guo Ziyi concurrently holds the post of Grand Councilor. |
| AD 780 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | On Yang Yan's proposal, the two-tax system takes effect from the new year (780), abolishing the zu-yong-diao levies and miscellaneous charges. |
| AD 783 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The Jingyuan army left Chang'an and rebelled at Chanshui, reversing their spears (the Jingyuan Incident). |
| AD 783 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Yao Lingyan, Military Governor of Jingyuan, rebelled and attacked Chang'an (the Jingyuan mutiny). |
| AD 783 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Soldiers of Jingyuan break into the palace at Chang'an, climb Hanyuan Hall and plunder. |
| AD 783 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Duan Xiushi alone spits in the face of Zhu Ci in front of him and strikes him on his own; he is soon killed. |
| AD 783 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Zhu Ci proclaims himself Emperor of Great Qin and changes the era to Yingtian. |
| AD 784 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Li Sheng defeated Zhu Ci at Baihua and recovered the capital. |
| AD 784 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Li Sheng recovers Chang'an. |
| AD 784 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The emperor Dezong's party returns to Chang'an. |
| AD 788 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The Uighur khagan is given the added title Changshou Tianqin Khagan and Princess Xian'an is enfeoffed (marriage alliance). |
| AD 805 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Dezong died at the age of 64 at Huining Hall. |
| AD 805 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Shunzong ascended the throne at Taiji Hall after the death of Dezong. |
| AD 805 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Dezong dies. |
| AD 805 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Xianzong ascends the throne at Xuanzheng Hall. |
| AD 806 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Retired Emperor Shunzong died at Xingqing Palace. |
| AD 809 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Tutu Chengcui leaves Chang'an with the Shence army and orders the surrounding regional military governments to join the campaign. |
| AD 815 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | An assassin of Wang Chengzong killed Chancellor Wu Yuanheng in the Jing'an Ward of Chang'an and wounded the Censor Pei Du. |
| AD 817 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Xianzong receives the captives at Xing'an Gate, and Wu Yuanji is beheaded beneath the Duliu. |
| AD 820 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Xianzong died at the age of 43 at Zhonghe Hall in Daming Palace (there is a theory that he was assassinated by the eunuch Chen Hongzhi). |
| AD 820 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Xianzong suddenly dies at Zhonghe Hall. |
| AD 820 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Muzong ascends the throne at the east and west sides of Taiji Hall. |
| AD 824 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Muzong died, and the next day the crown prince Li Tan (Jingzong) ascended the throne before the bier. |
| AD 824 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Zhang Shao and more than a hundred others reached Youyin Gate, killed the gatekeeper, entered Qingsi Hall, climbed the throne and ate food there. |
| AD 824 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Muzong died at the Qingsi Hall. |
| AD 824 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Muzong dies, and Emperor Jingzong ascends the throne at the Taiji Hall. |
| AD 824 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The dyer Zhang Shao and others, changing their clothes, rush wielding swords into Jinting. |
| AD 826 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The eunuch Liu Keming and others assassinated Jingzong; he died at the age of 18. |
| AD 826 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Eunuchs led by Wang Shoucheng put the Prince of Jiang (later Wenzong) on the throne, executed Liu Keming, and enthroned him at the Xuanzheng Hall. |
| AD 826 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Su Zuoming and others murder Emperor Jingzong inside the palace. |
| AD 835 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The Ganlu Incident: the eunuch Qiu Shiliang led troops, killed chancellors Wang Ya and others, and wiped out more than ten clans. |
| AD 835 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The Ganlu Incident: when Han Yue begins to sweat and turns pale, Qiu Shiliang and others sense the plot and report it to the emperor. |
| AD 836 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Wenzong received congratulations at Xuanzheng Hall, granted a general amnesty, and changed the era to Kaicheng. |
| AD 839 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Wenzong tried to depose Crown Prince Li Ying; after he was moved to Shaoyang Palace, the crown prince died (posthumous title Zhang). |
| AD 840 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Wenzong died at the age of 33 at Taihe Hall in Daming Palace. |
| AD 840 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Wenzong dies at the Taihe Hall. |
| AD 843 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Princess Taihe arrives at the capital. |
| AD 846 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Wuzong died at the age of 33, and Prince Guang, the imperial uncle, ascended the throne as Xuanzong. |
| AD 846 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Wuzong died at the Daming Palace; the eunuch Ma Yuanzhi enthroned the Prince of Guang (Xuanzong). |
| AD 846 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Wuzong dies. |
| AD 859 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Xuanzong died at the age of 50 in Daming Palace, and Prince Yun was made crown prince and ascended the throne. |
| AD 859 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Yizong ascends the throne. |
| AD 873 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Yizong died at the age of 41 at Xianning Hall, and Prince Bao, Yan, was made crown prince. |
| AD 880 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Xizong abandoned Chang'an, escaped through Jinguang Gate and fled to Shannan (Shu), and Huang Chao entered Chang'an. |
| AD 880 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Huang Chao captured Chang'an; Emperor Xizong fled through Fengxiang and Xingyuan to Chengdu. |
| AD 880 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | The Golden Halberd general Zhang Zhifang leads dozens of civil and military officials to greet Huang Chao at Bashang. |
| AD 880 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Huang Chao ascends the throne at Hanyuan Hall in Chang'an, proclaims the state Da Qi and the era Jintong. |
| AD 881 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Huang Chao withdrew to Bashang, then re-entered the capital; Tang Hongfu and Cheng Zongchu were killed in battle. |
| AD 881 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Huang Chao flees east, and the government troops enter the city, but Huang Chao returns to ambush them: Cheng Zongchu and Tang Hongfu die in battle and the government army is crushed. |
| AD 883 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The allied army under Li Keyong and others recovered Chang'an. |
| AD 883 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Li Keyong defeated Huang Chao at Weinan and recovered the capital. |
| AD 883 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Li Keyong and others enter the capital through the Guangtai Gate, and Huang Chao sets fire to the palaces and flees. |
| AD 885 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Xizong returned from Shu to Chang'an. |
| AD 885 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Li Keyong's army pressed on the capital, and Tian Lingzi escorted Xizong to flee to Baoxiang. |
| AD 885 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Li Keyong helped Wang Zhongrong defeat Zhu Mei at Shayuan, then invaded the capital, setting fire to it and plundering. |
| AD 888 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Emperor Xizong died at the age of 27 at Wude Hall, and Prince Shou, Li Jie (Zhaozong), was made crown prince. |
| AD 888 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Xizong dies. |
| AD 888 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Zhaozong ascends the throne. |
| AD 893 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Li Maozhen invaded the capital and removed the eunuchs and the chief minister Du Rangneng. |
| AD 895 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Li Keyong crossed the Yellow River and set out to punish Wang Xingyu, Li Maozhen and Han Jian, who had led their troops to the palace gates. |
| AD 895 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Wang Xingyu, Han Jian, and Li Maozhen invaded the capital and killed Wei Zhaodu and Li Xi. |
| AD 900 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | The eunuchs Liu Jishu and Wang Zhongxian deposed Emperor Zhaozong, confined him in the Wen'an Palace in the east, and made Crown Prince Yu regent. |
| AD 901 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Sun Dezhao killed Wang Zhongxian, Emperor Zhaozong was restored, and he received court congratulations at the Changle Gate tower. |
| AD 901 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | The eunuch Liu Jishu imprisoned Emperor Zhaozong, but was killed by Sun Dezhao; the emperor was restored, and Zhu Quanzhong was enfeoffed as King of Liang. |
| AD 901 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Han Quanhui and Li Yanbi threaten Emperor Zhaozong and request that he go to Fengxiang. |
| AD 903 | New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals | Cui Yin and Zhu Quanzhong killed more than 700 eunuchs; Emperor Zhaozong returned to the palace. |
| AD 903 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Li Maozhen killed Han Quanhui and the others, and Emperor Zhaozong came out to Zhu Quanzhong's camp; the emperor returned to Chang'an and had more than 700 eunuchs killed. |
| AD 904 | Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals | Zhu Quanzhong ordered the people of Chang'an to tear down their houses and move to Luoyang, and the emperor's carriage also left Chang'an. |
| AD 904 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Zhu Quanzhong went to Hezhong and sent Kou Yanqing to request that the capital be moved to Luoyang, and had the residents of Chang'an moved east. |
| AD 908 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Liu Zhijun and Wang Chongshi defeat the Qi army badly at Mugu; the Jin and Shu armies also withdraw. |
| AD 909 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Liu Zhijun captured Liu Han, military governor of the Youguo Army, sided with Qi, and then fled to Qi. |
| AD 934 | Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals | On the twentieth, when he reached Chang'an, Deputy Garrison Commander Liu Suiyong surrendered the city, and the property of the Jingzhao residents was used to reward the troops. |
| AD 934 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Congke led his army east to Chang'an, and the deputy administrator of the Western Capital, Liu Suiyong, surrendered. |
| AD 948 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Zhao Siwan, a commander of the Yongxing Army, joined Li Shouzhen in rebellion. |
| AD 948 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Zhao Sisuo enters Chang'an city and rebels. |
| AD 949 | New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals | Guo Wei killed Zhao Siwan, acting governor of Huazhou, at Jingzhao. |
| AD 1129 | History of Song (Songshi), Annals | Lou Su of the Jin invaded Chang'an, and the Commissioner Guo Yan abandoned his city and fled. |
| AD 1138 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | In the first month, Jin's Left Vice Commander Lu Wang Chang and Right Vice Commander Shen Wang Zong Bi stayed with the army; the supervisor Gao was at Chang'an and the deputy supervisor Salpa at Fengxiang, because they had newly obtained Henan and Shanzhou. |
| AD 1230 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | After a hunt he sent troops to besiege Jingzhao; he defeated the relief army of the Jin ruler and soon took the city. |
| AD 1253 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | In the first month, while the generals competed to build mansions at Jingzhao, the Emperor (younger brother of the Mongol ruler) sent envoys to garrison the Xingyuan prefectures, set up a Zongyi Office at Jingzhao, and held tuntian at Fengxiang. |
| AD 1275 | Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) | Eight days west of Cachanfu is Kenjanfu (Xi'an), rich in silk and mulberry trees. |
| AD 1369 | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | Xu Da reached Fengyuan (Xi'an), and Zhang Sidao fled. |
| AD 1643 | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | Li Zicheng took Xi'an, and Prince Qin Zhu Cunshu surrendered. |
| AD 1867 | Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) | In the first month Zhang Xirong attacked the Nian bandits at Yuhua Town in Xi'an and died in battle. |