{"slug": "suzhou", "label": "Suzhou", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42622", "qid": "Q42622", "description": "prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China, former capital of the kingdom of Wu", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [-513, 1981], "span_label": ["514 BCE", "1981 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Suzhou, Jiangsu"], "related": [{"slug": "ming-dynasty", "label": "Ming dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "zheng-he", "label": "Zheng He", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ming-treasure-voyages", "label": "Ming treasure voyages", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nanjing", "label": "Nanjing", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hongwu-emperor", "label": "Hongwu Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "red-turban-rebellions", "label": "Red Turban Rebellions", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hangzhou", "label": "Hangzhou", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "wu-state", "label": "Wu (state)", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -513, "year_label": "514 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King Helü of Wu ascends to the throne of the state of Wu and orders Wu Zixu to build a new capital at what is now Suzhou.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340379604#China", "title": "514 BC", "revid": 1340379604, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 424, "year_label": "424 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 4", "text": "August 4 – (Jing'ping era, 2nd year, 6th month ( liùyuè), the guichou day) Former Emperor Shao of China, exiled to Suzhou is murdered by an assassin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367765710#China", "title": "424", "revid": 1367765710, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 581, "year_label": "581 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The \"Great City of Helu\", situated on the shores of Taihu Lake, is renamed Suzhou during the Sui dynasty (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801589#Asia", "title": "581", "revid": 1340801589, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 961, "year_label": "961 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Tiger Hill Pagoda (or Huqui Tower) is built in the city of Suzhou, located in Jiangsu Province (Eastern China).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341512994#Religion", "title": "961", "revid": 1341512994, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1367, "year_label": "1367 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – Red Turban Rebellions: Zhu Yuanzhang takes Suzhou from Zhang Shicheng, who unsuccessfully attempts suicide before being captured and taken to Nanjing, where he dies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373413377#October–December", "title": "1367", "revid": 1373413377, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1405, "year_label": "1405 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – Ming Dynasty fleet commander Zheng He sets sail from Suzhou, to explore the world for the first time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337543539#July–September", "title": "1405", "revid": 1337543539, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1981, "year_label": "1981 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The State Council of the People's Republic of China lists the cities of Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Guilin as those where the protection of historical and cultural heritage, as well as natural scenery, should be treated as a priority project.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369107326#Date_unknown", "title": "1981", "revid": 1369107326, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}]}