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1. This ancient city was the capital of Elam. It was made Persian capital by Cyrus.
2. This city in Indonesia was the capital of the Mataram sultanate in the 18th century.
3. This city is the capital of Abkhaz republic, Georgia.
4. This city, now in Uzbekistan, is one of the oldest cities in Asia. It was destroyed by Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan in 1220, but made the capital of Timur' s (Tamerlane's) empire ca.1370.
5. This city is the capital of Fars province, Iran.
6. This city in Malaysia was the capital of former British North Borneo.
7. This Chinese city was formerly known as Mukden.
8. This city became the capital of Straits Settlements in 1833.
9. This city in Iraq was the residence of the Abbaside rulers in the 9th century. It is sacred to Shiite muslims.
10. This city is the capital of Yemen.
11. This is one of the oldest Chinese cities. It was the capital of Wu, an ancient feudal kingdom. It was visited by Marco Polo in the 13th century. It was opened as a treaty port in 1896.
12. This city (now in Lebanon) was a principal city of Phoenicia. It changed hands several times during the Crusades and finally fell to the Muslims in 1291.
13. This city was the seat of the British government of India 1687 when the capital was moved to Bombay.
14. This city in Myanmar (Burma) was founded in the 14th century as the capital of a Shan kingdom. It was the capital of Burma in the 18th century.
15. This city was the summer capital of British India 1864-1947.
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