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1. This is the Mongol name of the city that was Kublai Khan's capital of China, he rebuilt it in 1264-67. It corresponds to the modern Beijing.
2. This city was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
3. This city (then called Aea) in Georgia was the capital of the ancient Colchis, later the capital of Imeritia.
4. This city was established as the Japanese capital in 794 by Emperor Kwammu.
5. Along with Mazar-i-Sharif this is the major city of northern Afghanistan.
6. This Russian city on the Yenisey River was founded as a fort by the Cossacks in 1628. It is now a major city on the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
7. This city in South Korea served as the capital during the Silla dynasty (57BC-935 AD).
8. This city in Turkey became the capital of the Seljuq sultans of Rum in the 11th century.
9. This city is the second largest of Taiwan and the country's leading port.
10. This city in Iraq is a holy city for Muslims of the Shiite branch.
11. This city in Uzbekistan is the former capital of a khanate with the same name. It was incorporated as a part of the Russian Empire in 1873.
12. This (now ruined) city in Mongolia was established as Genghis Khan's capital in the early 13th century.
13. Known as Leninabad 1936-1990 this city in Tajikistan is one of the oldest in Central Asia. It became Russian in 1866.
14. This city on the Malabar Coast, India was formerly known as Calicut.The Portuguese settled here in 1513 but left in 1525. British (1664), French (1698) and Danish (1752) trading posts were established here.
15. This city was the capital of Pakistan until Islamabad was founded for this purpose in 1961.
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