Jiangsu Province during the Republic of China period

In 1912, the Republic of China established a provisional government in Nanjing, with Sun Yat sen serving as the interim president. In April of the same year, Yuan Shikai usurped the fruits of the revolution, and jiangsu fell into the sphere of influence of the Beiyang government. In 1914, jiangsu Province established Jinling Road, Huhai Road, Suchang Road, Huaiyang Road, and Xuhai Road, totaling 60 counties. In 1927, the National Revolutionary Army launched the Northern Expedition, occupied Nanjing in March, and established Nanjing as the capital in April. In May, the jiangsu Provincial Government was established in Nanjing and relocated its capital to Zhenjiang in 1929. In 1940, the traitor Wang Jingwei established the puppet National Government in Nanjing, and the jiangsu Provincial Government successively relocated to Yangzhou, Huaiyin (now Huai'an City), and northern Anhui. During the Anti Japanese War, the CPC led the people of jiangsu Province to establish the South jiangsu Anti Japanese Base Area, the Central jiangsu Anti Japanese Base Area, and the North jiangsu Anti Japanese Base Area. In 1945, after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, the Nationalist Government returned to Nanjing and the jiangsu Provincial Government relocated back to Zhenjiang