The Samhan(The Three Hans : Mahan, Jinhan, Byeonhan) Era
- Around BC 2C / A part of Byeonhan / "Gosunsiguk"
The Japanese Colonial Era
- 1910~1914 / "Jinju - myeon, Jinju - gun"
- 1925 / Moved to "Busan - bu, Gyeongsangnam - do"
- 1931 / Promoted to "Jinju - eup, Jinju - gun"
- 1939 / "Jinju - eup" renamed "Jinju - bu" and "Jinju - gun" became "Jinyang - gun"
Since the Establishment of the Republic of Korea (August 15, 1948)
- 1949 / "Jinju - bu" promoted to "Jinju - si"
- Jan. 1, 1995 / Jinju City established (Act No. 4774, announced on Aug. 3, 1994)