Editing Luoyang (section)

===Later history===
During the North [[Song dynasty]], Luoyang was the 'Western Capital' and birthplace of Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of the Song dynasty. It served as a prominent cultural center, housing some of the most important philosophers. This prosperity was mainly caused by Luoyang undergoing new developments and reconstruction during this period.<ref name=":0" />

During the [[Jurchen people|Jurchen]] [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]], Luoyang was the "Middle Capital".

Since the [[Yuan dynasty]], Luoyang was no longer the capital of China in the rest of the ancient dynasties. During the Yuan and [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] dynasties, Luoyang was razed and rebuilt twice. Its walls were destroyed by peasant rebels in the late Ming period. The city walls were then rebuilt during the [[Qing dynasty]].<ref name=":0" /> The population was reduced to that of an average county. However, for one last time, Luoyang city was the capital of the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] for a brief period of time during the Japanese invasion. By 1949, Luoyang's population was 75,000.