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Old capital city Country Today a part of From Until Change, reason Zanzibar City: Zanzibar, Sultanate of: Tanzania: 1856 1964 Sultanate ceased to exist; Zanzibar Revolution: Zanzibar City: Zanzibar, People's Republic of: Tanzania: 1964 1964 Zanzibar merged with Tanganyika in 1964. The city remains the capital of semi-autonomous region of ...
Pages in category "Former capitals of Japan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...
Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. 'bay-entrance" or "estuary'), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. [2]Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate.
710: Japan's capital is moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō, modeled after China's capital Chang'an. 712: The collection of tales called the Kojiki is published. 717: The Hōshi Ryokan is founded, and it survives to become Japan's (and the world's) second oldest known hotel in 2012.
It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180. Emperor Kanmu established it as the capital in 794, moving the Imperial Court there from nearby Nagaoka-kyō at the recommendation of his advisor Wake no Kiyomaro and marking the beginning of the Heian period of Japanese history. [1]
This is a list of cities that once served as the capital of their respective countries, until the countries' governments relocated the capitals elsewhere. Not included in this category are: Former capitals of countries that no longer exist (see Category:Capitals of former nations ), unless they were also capitals of yet-existing countries.
Japan: 694 In 694, the capital was moved there from Asuka, but moved out to Nara in 710. Quezon City Philippines: 1948 The city was created in 1939 by President Manuel L. Quezon. In 1948, the capital was moved from Manila to the new, neighbouring city. However, the capital was reverted to Manila in 1976. Kyoto Japan: 794