Bianliang

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Bianliang is the historical name of the Chinese city that served as the capital during the Northern Song dynasty, now known as Kaifeng.

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Bianliang canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital city
historical city name
alsoKnownAs Dongjing
Tokyo (Eastern Capital)
linked to: Tokyo
associatedDynasty Song dynasty
associatedWithEvent Jingkang Incident
linked to: Jingkang incident
associatedWithPerson Emperor Huizong of Song
Emperor Taizu of Song
associatedWork Along the River During the Qingming Festival
capitalOf Northern Song dynasty
linked to: Song dynasty
ChineseName 汴梁
linked to: Kaifeng
country China
function seat of the Song imperial court
governedBy Song imperial bureaucracy
hasCityLayout grid-based street system
heritageStatus part of the historical core of modern Kaifeng
historicalPeriod Northern Song dynasty
linked to: Song dynasty
historicalSignificance key node in medieval Chinese trade networks
major center of Song urban culture
languageOfName Chinese
locatedIn Henan Province
Northern Song dynasty realm
linked to: Song dynasty
locatedOn Yellow River
modernName Kaifeng
notableFeature dense urban population during Northern Song
developed canal and river transport network
flourishing commerce and markets
predecessorCapital Kaifeng (Later Zhou capital)
linked to: Kaifeng
region Central Plains of China
linked to: North China Plain
role cultural center of the Northern Song dynasty
economic center of the Northern Song dynasty
political center of the Northern Song dynasty
servedAs imperial capital
successorCapital Lin'an
timeAsCapitalEnd 1127
timeAsCapitalStart 960
urbanType walled city

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Kaifeng historicalName Bianliang