Editing Chongqing (section)

===Imperial era===
Jiangzhou subsequently remained under [[Qin Shi Huang]]'s rule during the [[Qin dynasty]], the successor of the Qin State, as well as the rule of [[Han dynasty]] emperors.
Jiangzhou was subsequently renamed during the [[Northern and Southern dynasties]] to Chu Prefecture ({{lang|zh-hant|楚州}}), then again in 581&nbsp;AD ([[Sui dynasty]]) to [[Yú Prefecture|Yu Prefecture]] ({{lang|zh-hant|渝州}}), and later in 1102 during [[Northern Song]] to Gong Prefecture ({{lang|zh-hant|恭州}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.cq.gov.cn/AboutChongqing/1920.htm |title=Chongqing's History with the State of Ba |publisher=Chongqing Municipal Government |date=6 December 2007 |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630171340/http://en.cq.gov.cn/AboutChongqing/1920.htm |archive-date=30 June 2012 }}</ref> The name Yu however survives to this day as an abbreviation for Chongqing, as well as for the city's historic center, where the old town once stood; its name is Yuzhong ({{lang|zh-hant|渝中}}, Central Yu).<ref name="chongqing_3gorges"/> It received its current name in 1189, after Prince [[Emperor Guangzong of Song|Zhao Dun]] of the [[Southern Song dynasty]] described his crowning as king and then [[Emperor Guangzong of Song|Emperor Guangzong]] as a "double celebration" ({{lang-zh |s=双重喜庆 |t=雙重喜慶 |p=shuāngchóng xǐqìng }}, or ''chóngqìng'' in short). To mark the occasion of his enthronement, Yu Prefecture was therefore converted to Chongqing [[Fu (administrative division)|Fu]].

In 1362 (during the [[Yuan dynasty]]), [[Ming Yuzhen]], a peasant rebel leader, established the Daxia Kingdom ({{lang|zh-hant|大夏}}) at Chongqing for a short time.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://neohumanism.org/m/mi/ming_yuzhen.html |title = Ming Yuzhen Information |website = Neohumanism.com |access-date = 2 July 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207054017/http://neohumanism.org/m/mi/ming_yuzhen.html |archive-date = 7 February 2016 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all }}</ref> In 1621 (during the [[Ming dynasty]]), another short-lived kingdom of Daliang ({{lang|zh-hant|大梁}}) was established by She Chongming ({{lang|zh-hant|奢崇明}}) with Chongqing as its capital.<ref>{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xXLg4cTZcDkC |title = Political Frontiers, Ethnic Boundaries, and Human Geographies in Chinese History |author1 = Nicola di Cosmo |author2 = Don J. Wyatt |date = 3 July 2003 |access-date = 2 July 2012 |isbn = 9780203987957 |archive-date = 16 April 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230416035707/https://books.google.com/books?id=xXLg4cTZcDkC |url-status = live }}</ref> In 1644, after the fall of the Ming dynasty to a rebel army, Chongqing, together with the rest of [[Sichuan]], was captured by [[Zhang Xianzhong]], who was said to have massacred a large number of people in Sichuan and depopulated the province, in part by causing many people to flee to safety elsewhere. The [[Manchus]] later conquered the province, and during the [[Qing dynasty]], immigration to Chongqing and Sichuan took place with the support of the [[List of emperors of the Qing dynasty|Qing emperor]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.chinasage.info/dynastyqing.htm |title=The last Qing (Manchu) Dynasty 1644 - 1912 of China |access-date=19 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161107092333/http://www.chinasage.info/dynastyqing.htm |archive-date=7 November 2016  }}</ref>

In 1890, the British Consulate General was opened in Chongqing.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/subject/2005/2005-08/12/content_4869354.htm |title=UK Consulate Page |publisher=Cq.xinhuanet.com |date=30 December 2004 |access-date=10 December 2013  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130823092727/http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/subject/2005/2005-08/12/content_4869354.htm |archive-date=23 August 2013}}</ref> The following year, the city became the first inland commerce port open to foreigners, with the proviso that foreign ships should not be at liberty to trade there until Chinese-owned steamers had succeeded in ascending the [[Yangtze]] river. This restriction was abolished by the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]] in 1895, which declared the city open on the same terms as other ports, although it was not until 1907 that a steamship made the journey without the help of manual haulers.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Ch'ungk'ing|volume=6|page=324}}</ref> From 1896 to 1904, the American, German, French, and Japanese consulates were opened in Chongqing.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/subject/2005/2005-08/12/content_4868903.htm |title=French Consulate Page |publisher=Cq.xinhuanet.com |date=30 December 2004 |access-date=10 December 2013  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130823091031/http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/subject/2005/2005-08/12/content_4868903.htm |archive-date=23 August 2013  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.chongqing.cn.emb-japan.go.jp/index_c.htm |title = Japanese Consulate Page |website = Chongqing.cn.emb-japan.go.jp |access-date = 10 December 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120709162530/http://www.chongqing.cn.emb-japan.go.jp/index_c.htm |archive-date = 9 July 2012 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/us-consulate-in-china.html |title=US Consulate Page |website=Us-passport-service-guide.com |access-date=10 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723134336/http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/us-consulate-in-china.html |archive-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://2011.cqlib.cn/article_detail.asp?cid=13&rid=1&did=622 |title=German Consulate Page |website = 2011.cqlib.cn |access-date=10 December 2013  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130823053235/http://2011.cqlib.cn/article_detail.asp?cid=13&rid=1&did=622 |archive-date=23 August 2013  }}</ref>