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Plot of major historical capitals of China prior to the 20th century Sorted in alphabetical order. Acheng District of the city of Harbin was the capital of the Jin dynasty from 1115 to 1153. It was called Shangjing (上京; Shàngjīng; 'Upper Capital') or Huining Prefecture at the time. It was destroyed in 1157 and reestablished as a secondary ...
Provincial-level administrative divisions and capitals of China Legend: Capital Direct-administered municipality East South West North Central Special Administrative Region (SAR) Note: The People's Republic of China claims Taiwan as one of its provinces, which it does not control.
This is a list of the current and former capitals of the subdivisions of China since the Yuan dynasty. The history of China and its administrative divisions is long and convoluted. Provinces (shěng 省) were first created during the Yuan dynasty. Years may not line up perfectly during periods of turmoil (e.g. at the end of each dynasty).
Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date.
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See also: Historical capitals of China. Beirut Lebanon: Belgrade Serbia: Europe: Belmopan Belize: North America: Belize City was the capital of Belize's predecessor, British Honduras. Berlin Germany: Europe: Bonn was the capital of West Germany and remained the seat of government for reunified Germany until 1999, and is still the primary seat ...
The Guanglun Jiangli Tu was one of historical maps that were popular among Chinese intellectuals. It showed historical capitals of Chinese dynasties in addition to contemporary place names. It followed Chinese tradition in that it was a map of China, not the world.
The Historical Atlas of China (traditional Chinese: 中國歷史地圖集; simplified Chinese: 中国历史地图集; pinyin: Zhōngguó lìshǐ dìtú jí) is an 8-volume work published in Beijing between 1982 and 1988, edited by Tan Qixiang. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total.