Bakhchysarai

City · c. 1490 CE · in Europe

Capital of Crimean Khanate (1490–1782).

Isker (c. 1490–1587 CE): Capital of Khanate of Sibir (1490–1587).
Ozurgeti (c. 1490 CE): Capital of Principality of Guria (1490–1829).
Chimgi-Tura (c. 1490–1587 CE): Capital of Khanate of Sibir (1490–1587).
Ahilyanagar (c. 1492 CE): Capital of Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1492–1636).
Vijayapura (c. 1492 CE): Capital of Bijapur Sultanate (1492–1686).
Achalpur (c. 1492 CE): Capital of Berar Sultanate (1492–1574).
Vijaypura District (c. 1492 CE): Capital of Bijapur Sultanate (1492–1686).
São Tomé (1485 CE): Capital of São Tomé and Príncipe (1976–today).
Lagos (1472 CE): Capital of Federal Republic of Nigeria (1963–1991).
Nowhatta (c. 1470 CE): Capital of Kashmiri Sultanate (1470–1472).

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