capital city> | Country, empire | Since | Until | Change, reason | | Vlor | Albania | 1912 | 1920 | moved to Tirana |
| Melbourne | Australia | 1901 | 1927 | moved to Canberra because of rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney |
| St. George | Bermuda (Brit.) | | 1815 | moved to Hamilton |
| Salvador da Bahia | Brazil (Portuguese colony) | 1549 | 1763 | moved to Rio de Janeiro |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil (Portuguese colony, Brazilian Empire and Republic) | 1763 | 1960 | moved to Braslia |
| Belize City | British Honduras | | 1970 | moved to Belmopan |
| Kingston | Canada | 1841 | 1843 | moved to Montreal |
| Montreal | Canada | 1843 | 1849 | moved to Toronto |
| Toronto | Canada | 1849 | 1859 | moved to Quebec City |
| Quebec City | Canada | 1859 | 1865 | moved to Ottawa |
| Chan Santa Cruz | Chan Santa Cruz | c.1852 | 1901 | became part of Mexico |
| Anyang | rowspan=12 colspan=4 valign=top | China see: Capital of China |
| Chang'an |
| Chengdu |
| Chongqing |
| Datong |
| Hangzhou |
| Hao |
| Hsinking |
| Kaifeng |
| Luoyang |
| Nanjing |
| Ye |
| Lopoldville | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1960 | 1966 | renamed Kinshasa |
| Grand Bassam | Cte d'Ivoire | 1893 | 1900 | moved to Bingerville |
| Bingerville | Cte d'Ivoire | 1900 | 1933 | moved to Abidjan |
| Abidjan | Cte d'Ivoire | 1933 | 1983 | moved to Yamoussoukro |
| Ciudad Trujillo | Dominican Republic | 1930 | 1961 | renamed Santo Domingo after the death of Trujillo |
| Roskilde | Denmark | 10th century | 1443 | moved to Copenhagen |
| Winchester | England | 10th century | 12th century | moved to London |
| Turku | Finland (Grand Duchy) | 13th century | 1812 | moved to Helsinki |
| Memphis | Egypt | | | |
| Lavuka | Fiji (Brit.) | | | moved to Suva |
| Vichy | France | 1940 | 1942 | capital of Vichy France rgime |
| Berlin | German Empire | 1871 | 1949 | Separation of Germany to East and West Germany |
| Pln | German Empire | 1945 | 1945 | Capital of the Dnitz government after Berlin was captured by the Soviet Union |
| East Berlin | East Germany | 1949 | 1990 | Berlin, country ceased to exist after re-unification of Germany |
| Bonn | West Germany | 1949 | 1990 | Berlin, country ceased to exist after re-unification of Germany |
| Cape Coast | Gold Coast (Brit.) | | 1877 | moved to Accra |
| Nafplion | Greece | 1821 | 1836 | moved to Athens |
| Bolama | Guinea-Bissau | 1879 | 1941 | moved to Bissau |
| Boe | Guinea-Bissau | 1973 | 1974 | moved back to Bissau |
| Lahaina | Hawaii (Hawaiian monarchy) | | 1840 | moved to Honolulu |
| Calcutta | India (British) | | 1912 | moved to New Delhi |
| Simla | India (British) | Summer capital |
| Torino | Italy, Kingdom of | 1861 | 1865 | moved to Florence |
| Florence | Italy, Kingdom of | 1865 | 1871 | moved to Rome |
| Heijo-kyo (Nara) | Japan (Nara period) | | 784 | |
| Kyoto | Japan | | 1868 | moved to Tokyo (see also: Capital of Japan debate) |
| Alma-Atta | Kazakhstan | 1992 | 1993 | renamed Almaty |
| Almaty (Alma-Atta) | Kazakhstan | 1993 | 1998 | moved to Astana |
| Jerusalem | Kingdom of Jerusalem | 1099 | 1187 | moved to Acre (Jerusalem captured by Saladin) |
| Acre | Kingdom of Jerusalem | 1187 | 1291 | Kingdom ceases to exist |
| Kaunas | Lithuania | 1922 | 1940 | moved back to Vilnius |
| Płock | Masovia | c.1038 | 1047 | Masovia reincorporated into Poland |
| Płock | Masovia | 1138 | 1313 | moved to Czersk |
| Czersk | Masovia | 1313 | 1413 | moved to Warsaw |
| Warsaw | Masovia | 1413 | 1526 | Masovia reincorporated into Poland |
| Iaşi | Moldavia | 1862 | unified with Wallachia to form Romania |
| Cetinje | Montenegro | | 1946 | moved to Podgorica |
| Auckland | New Zealand | | 1865 | moved to Wellington |
| Lagos | Nigeria | | 1991 | moved to Abuja |
| Trondheim | Norway | 997 | 1070 | moved to Bergen |
| Bergen | Norway | 1070 | 1299 | moved to Oslo |
| Oslo | Norway | 1299 | 1624 | renamed Christiania |
| Christiania | Norway | 1624 | 1924 | renamed Oslo |
| Karachi | Pakistan | | 1959 | moved to Rawalpindi |
| Rawalpindi | Pakistan | | 1967 | moved to Islamabad |
| Quezon City | Philippines | 1948 | 1976 | moved to Manila |
| Gniezno | Poland | 10th century | 1038 | moved to Krakow |
| Poznań | Poland | 10th century | 1038 | moved to Krakw |
| Krakw | Poland | 1038 | 1079 | moved to Płock |
| Płock | Poland | 1079 | 1138 | moved to Krakw |
| Krakw | Poland | 1138 | 1290 | moved to Poznań |
| Poznań | Poland | 1290 | 1296 | moved to Krakow |
| Krakw | Poland | 1296 | 1596 | moved to Warsaw |
| Paris | Poland | 1939 | 1940 | Government in exile |
| London | Poland | 1940 | 1990 | Government in exile |
| Lublin | Poland | 1944 | 1945 | de facto capital |
| Łdź | Poland | 1945 | 1947 | de facto capital |
| Porto | Portugal, County of | 868 | ? (1095) | Lost of Autonomy, when regained moved to Guimares in 1095 |
| Guimares | Portugal, Kingdom of | 1095 | 12th century | moved to Coimbra |
| Coimbra | Portugal, Kingdom of | 12th century | 1255 | moved to Lisbon |
| Lisbon | Portugal, Kingdom of | 1255 | 1808 | moved to Rio de Janeiro |
| Rio de Janeiro | Portugal, Kingdom of | 1808 | 1821 | moved to Lisbon |
| Moscow | Russian Empire | 13th century | 1703 | moved to Saint Petersburg |
| Saint Petersburg | Russian empire | 1703 | 1914 | renamed Petrograd |
| Petrograd | Russia | 1914 | 1918 | moved to Moscow |
| Dariyah | Saudi state | | 1818 | moved to Riyadh |
| Tulaghi | Solomon Islands | | | moved to Honiara |
| Saigon | South Vietnam | 1954 | 1975 | Hanoi, country ceased to exist after unification of Vietnam |
| Aden | South Yemen | 1967 | 1990 | San'a, country ceased to exist after unification of Yemen |
| Valladolid | Spain | 1600 | 1606 | moved to Madrid |
| San Sebastin | Spain | 19th century | Summer capital |
| Columbia, Texas | Republic of Texas | 1836 | 1837 | moved to Houston, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | Republic of Texas | 1837 | 1839 | moved to Austin, Texas |
| Austin, Texas | Republic of Texas | 1839 | 1845 | Texas annexed by United States |
| Aneho | Togo | 1880s | 1897 | moved to Lom |
| Cluj | Transylvania | 1918 | Unification with Romania. |
| San Jose de Orua (St. Joseph) | Trinidad (Spanish) | 1592 | 1783 | moved to Puerto de Espaa (Port-of-Spain) |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1776 | 1776 | moved to Baltimore |
| Baltimore | United States | 1776 | 1777 | moved back to Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1777 | 1777 | moved to Lancaster |
| Lancaster | United States | 1777 | 1777 | moved to York after one day |
| York | United States | 1777 | 1778 | moved back to Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1778 | 1783 | moved to Princeton |
| Princeton | United States | 1783 | 1783 | moved to Annapolis |
| Annapolis | United States | 1783 | 1784 | moved to Trenton |
| Trenton | United States | 1784 | 1785 | moved to New York |
| New York | United States | 1785 | 1790 | moved back to Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1790 | 1800 | moved to Washington, DC |
| Samarkand | Uzbekistan (SSR) | 1925 | 1930s | moved to Tashkent |
| Bursa | Ottoman empire | 1335 | 1365 | moved to Edirne |
| Edirne | Ottoman empire | 1365 | 1453 | moved to Constantinople (Istanbul) |
| Constantinople | Ottoman empire | 1453 | 1923 | country ceased to exist |
| Port-of-Spain | West Indies Federation | 1958 | 1962 | country ceased to exist |
| Cmpulung | Wallachia | 13th century | 15th century | moved to Trgovişte |
| Trgovişte | Wallachia | 1698 | moved to Bucharest |
| Taiz | Yemen | 1948 | 1962 | moved to San'a |
| Mrida | Yucatn | 1840 | 1847 | reunited with Mexico |