Former Capital Cities or Administrative Centres
The table below displays former capital cities and administrative centres of the world and their country, county, state or province of origin.
| Capital City or Admin Centre | Country, County, State or Province |
|---|---|
| Aachen | Holy Roman Empire |
| Aarau (Switzerland) | Helvetic Republic |
| Abeokuta (Nigeria) | Egba State |
| Aden | South Yemen |
| Agra | India |
| Akmola | Kazakhstan |
| Alexandria | Egypt |
| Amarapura | Burma |
| Angkor Thom | Cambodia |
| Antigua Guatemala | Guatemala |
| Antioch | Ancient Syria |
| Anuradhapura | Ceylon |
| Arras | Artois Province |
| Ashur (Assur) | Assyria |
| Auch | Gascony |
| Auckland | New Zealand |
| Augusta | Georgia, USA |
| Ava | Burma |
| Ayutthaya (Ayuthia) | Thailand |
| Babylon | Babylonia |
| Baeza (Spain) | Moorish Kingdom |
| Bakhchisarai | Crimean Khans |
| Bamburgh | Northumbria |
| Bastia | Corsica |
| Belize | Belize |
| Bingerville | Ivory Coast |
| Bucharest | Wallachia |
| Calcutta | India |
| Chan Chan | Chirtni Empire |
| Ctesiphon | Parthia |
| Cuzco | Inca Empire |
| Danzig | West Prussia |
| Dar Es Salaam | Tanzania |
| Dawson | Yukon |
| Entebbe | Uganda |
| Fillmore | Utah |
| Gondar | Ethiopia |
| Gordium | Phrygia |
| Grytviken | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
| Guthrie | Oklahoma (USA) |
| Hague, The | Netherlands |
| Hattusa | Hittite Empire |
| Hue | Annam |
| Jerusalem | Palestine |
| Karachi | Pakistan |
| Kaunas | Lithuania |
| Kracow | Poland |
| Kyoto | Japan |
| Kzyl-Orda | Kazakhstan |
| Lagos | Nigeria |
| Levuka | Fiji |
| Livingstone | Northern Rhodesia |
| Mandalay | Burma |
| Maribo | Lolland (Denmark) |
| Marrakesh | Morocco |
| Melbourne | Australia |
| Memphis | Ancient Egypt |
| Mocha | Yemen |
| M(o)ukden | Manchuria |
| Nafplio | Greece |
| Nanking | China |
| Nara (Heijo-Kyo) | Japan |
| New Haven | Connecticut |
| New Orleans | Louisiana (USA) |
| New York | USA (1785-90) |
| Nineveh | Assyria |
| Olomouc | Moravia |
| Omaha | Nebraska |
| Palio Horio (aka Chora) | Alonissos (Greece) |
| Persepolis | Persia |
| Perth | Scotland |
| Philadelphia | USA (1790-1800) |
| Quezon City | Philippines |
| Rawalpindi | Pakistan |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| Rovigno | Istria |
| Saigon | South Vietnam |
| St George | Bermuda |
| St Mary's City | Maryland (USA) |
| St Petersburg | Russia |
| Sardis | Lydia |
| Scodra | Illyra |
| Sitka | Alaska |
| Stettin | Pomerania |
| Susa | Elam (Persian Empire) |
| Sydney | Australia |
| Tenochtitlan | Aztec Empire |
| Thebes | Ancient Egypt |
| Toledo | Spain |
| Toulouse | Languedoc |
| Trenton | USA (1784-5) |
| Trondheim | Norway |
| Trujillo | Honduras |
| Turku | Finland |
| Tyre | Phoenicia |
| Vathy | Ithaca |
| Wheeling | West Virginia |
| Winchester | England |
| Yankton | South Dakota |
| Yasodharapura | Cambodia |
| Zanzibar | Oman |
| Zomba | Malawi |
