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Moved to Lucerne, 1798 - 1798 Moved to Yamoussoukro, 1933 - 1983 Moved back to Nafplion, 1827 - 1829 Moved to Cairo, 905 - 969 Moved to Al-Askar, 641 - 750 Renamed Almaty, 1929 - 1993 Moved to Astana, 1993 - 1998 Moved to Lomé, 1880 - 1897 Conquered by Parthia, 240 BC - 64 BC Moved to Wellington, 1841 - 1865 Moved to Thonburi after the Burmese destroyed the city, 1350 - 1767 Summer Capital, moved back to Manila via Presidential Decree No. 940., 1946 - 1976 Moved to Hlukhiv after demolition of the city by Russian forces, 1669 - 1708 State union dissolved, became capital of Serbia, 1918 - 2003 Moved to Belmopan, 1638 - 1970 Separation of Germany to occupation zones for the Allied powers, 1871 - 1945 Moved to Abidjan, 1900 - 1933 Moved to Oslo, 1070 - 1299 Moved back to Bissau, 1973 - 1974 Moved to Bissau, 1879 - 1941 Moved to Berlin after re-unification of Germany, 1949 - 1990 Moved to Pozsony after part of the nation captured by Ottoman Empire, 1361 - 1536 Moved to Jakarta, 1948 - 1949 (British) Moved to New Delhi, 1772 - 1912 Moved to Accra, 1664 - 1877 Moved to San José, 1562 - 1823 Moved to Douglas, 1090 - 1874 Moved to Podgorica, 1482 - 1946 Moved to Luoyang, c. 1046 BC - 722 BC Cretan State united with Greece, 1898 - 1913 Annexed by Siam, 1259 - 1939 Moved back to Nanjing, 1937 - 1945 Moved to Baturyn, 1648 - 1669 Moved to Lisbon, 1131 - 1255 Capital moved to Kotte, 1815 - 1982 Moved to Santiago, 1565 - 1575 Moved to Caracas to prevent an invasion due to its large coastline., 1527 - 1578 Moved to Dodoma, 1961 - 1996 Moved to Belgrade, 1276 - 1289 Emperor returned to custom of a moving capital, 1456 - 1470 Moved to Riyadh after the Turks destroyed the city, 1744 - 1818 Berlin, country ceased to exist after re-unification of Germany, 1949 - 1990 Captured by Cyrus the Great, 728 BC - 550 BC Moved to Rome, 1865 - 1871 German Confederation was dissolved in 1866, 1815 - 1866 Moved to Hanyang (Seoul) - fall of Goryeo Dynasty, 919 - 1392 After the victory at the Battle of Baku, the government switched the capital to Baku, 1918 - 1918 Conquered by Seljuq dynasty, 963 - 1212 Moved to Kraków, 10th century - 1038 Moved to Addis Ababa, 1635 - late 19th century Moved to Bingerville, 1893 - 1900 Moved to Coimbra, 1095 - 1131 Moved to Pyongyang, 3 - 427 Fall of Silla, 57 BC - 935 Kublai Khan integrated China into the Mongol Empire, 1127 - 1279 Hanover annexed by Prussia, 1814 - 1866 Moved to Jerusalem when the kingdom was reunited under King David, c.1007 BC - c.1000 BC Moved to Nagaoka-kyo, 710 - 784 Ireland invaded by Normans, 6th century - 12th century Cossack Hetmanate lost its sovereignty, 1708 - 1722 Moved to Mashhad, 1598 - 1736 Moved to Majuro, 1885 - 1944 Moved to Bridgetown - built on purpose, 1625 - 1628 Moved to Kabul, 1748 - 1772 Capital moved to Colombo, 1592 - 1815 Moved to Rawalpindi, 1947 - 1959 Moved back to Vilnius, 1922 - 1940 Moved to Kiev, 1919 - 1934 Ukrainian People's Republic lost its sovereignty, 1917 - 1920 Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, 1642 - 1651 Moved to Palikir, 1914 - 1999 Moved to Melekeok, 1994 - 2007 Capital moved to Kandy, 1415 - 1565 Moved to Belgrade, 1818 - 1841 Moved to Warsaw, 1296 - 1596 Moved back to Tbilisi, 978 - 1122 Moved to Tokyo, 794 - 1868 Moved to Abuja, 1914 - 1976 Moved to Suva, 1874 - 1877 Abdication of King Savang Vatthana; the second capital, 1949 - 1975 De facto capital, 1944 - 1945 Fall of the Han Dynasty marking the beginning of the Six Dynasties period, 25 - 220 Seat of Owain Glyndwar's self-proclaimed parliament. Capital declared to be Cardiff in 1955, 1404 - 1416 Moved back to Manila after capture of Aguinaldo on 1901., 1898 - 1899 Liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese, 1943 - 1945 Moved to Shiraz, 1736 - 1750 Moved to Tbilisi, 3 BC - 5 AD Moved to Athens, 1821 - 1836 Moved to Kyoto, 784 - 794 Moved to Beijing, 1368 - 1421 Moved to Philadelphia, 1785 - 1790 Moved to Bergen, 997 - 1070 Conquered by Saffarid dynasty, 821 - 873 Empire ceased to exist after Byzantine conquest, 992 - 1018 Moved to Qyzylorda, 1920 - 1925 Kingdom merged into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1130 - 1816 Moved to Buenos Aires, after the secessionist State of Buenos Ayres rejoined Argentina, 1853 - 1861 Capital moved to Susa by Cambyses II, 559 BC - 538 BC Captured by Alexander the Great and incorporated into Macedonian Empire, 515 BC - 331 BC Moved to Washington D. C., 1790 - 1800 Annexed by France; moved to Saigon, 1863 - 1887 Moved to Preslav, 681 - 893 Capital moved to Dambadeniya, 1055 - 1284 Moved to Kraków, 10th century - 1038 The Capital was here because Turks captured Buda, in 1784 it was moved back to Buda, 1536 - 1784 Moved to Skoplje, 1300 - 1345 Moved back to Manila via Presidential Decree No. 940. , 1948 - 1976 Moved to Alma-Ata, 1926 - 1929 Capital of Serbian midieval state Raska moved to Debrc, 950 - 1200 Moved to Islamabad, 1959 - 1967 Moved to Praia, 1462 - 1770 Moved to BrasÃlia, 1763 - 1960 Became capital of Portugal when the Portuguese king John VI moved to the colony of Brazil during the war with Napoleonic France in 1808, 1808 - 1815 Moved to Copenhagen, c.1020 - 1443 Moved to Auckland, 1840 - 1841 Fall of Baekje, 538 - 660 Moved to Moscow, 1712 - 1918 Moved to Musqat, 1932 - 1970 Moved to Rome after the latter's liberation, 1944 - 1944 Moved to Rio de Janeiro, 1549 - 1763 Moved to Tashkent, 1925 - 1930 Moved to Havana, 1522 - 1589 Dominican Restoration War, 1863 - 1865 Moved to Edinburgh, 846 - 1452 Moved to Antioch, 305 BC - 240 BC Entity named Kyrgyz ASSR established, capital moved to Orenburg, 1917 - 1920 Moved to Tehran in the Qajar dynasty, 1750 - 1794 Summer capital, 1850 - 1947 Moved to Port of Spain, 1592 - 1783 Capital of Serbian Empire, now capital of Republic of Macedonia, 1345 - 1371 Moved to Kingston, 1534 - 1872 Moved to Hamilton, 1612 - 1815 Moved to Ayutthaya after sacked by Ayutthaya, 1238 - 1438 Capital moved to Persepolis by Darius, 538 BC - 515 BC Moved to San'a, 1948 - 1962 Moved to Bangkok after King Taksin was declared mad, 1767 - 1782 Moved to Madrid, 15th Century - 1561 Moved to Honiara, 1896 - 1942 Moved to Florence, 1861 - 1865 Moved to Helsinki, 1809 - 1812 Government of the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 Moved to Madrid, 1600 - 1606 Moved back to Zagreb,when a fire destroyed most of the city., 1756 - 1776 Capital of Vichy France régime, 1940 - 1944 Moved to Moscow, 1169 - 1327 Moved briefly to Durres and finally Tirana., 1912 - 1920 Moved to London (Kingdoms joined to become England), 927 - 1066 Moved to Naypyidaw, 1948 - 2005 Allied invasion, moved to Bukittinggi, 1946 - 1948 Moved to Lilongwe, 1880 - 1975
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