Jiankang, or Jianye, as it was originally called, was the capital city of the Eastern Wu, the Eastern Jin dynasty and the Southern Dynasties (420–552), including the Chen dynasty. Its walls are extant as ruins in the modern municipal region of Nanjing. Jiankang was an important city of the Song dynasty. Its name was changed to Nanjing during the Ming dynasty.
- Country
- Eastern Wu, Jin dynasty, Liu Song dynasty, Southern Qi
