Former Capitals of Countries

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 Brasília, 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