Taiwan Historica was originally established on 1 June 1948 as Taiwan Provincial Common History Historica. It was then changed to Historical Research Committee of Taiwan Province in July 1949. The committee was affiliated to the Civil Affairs Department in 1958, to the Cultural Affairs Department in July 1997, to Taiwan Provincial Government in July 1999 and to Academia Historica on 1 January 2002 and changed its name to Taiwan Historica on the same date.[2]