Bukittinggi

City · 1784 CE · in Southeast Asia

Capital of Republic of Indonesia (1948–1950).

Windsor (c. 1783 CE): Capital of Vermont Republic (1783–1790).
Bangkok (1782 CE): King Rama I founded the Chakri dynasty and moved the Siamese capital to Rattanakosin Island in 1782; Bangkok is now Thailand's capital.
Reykjavík (1786 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1939), Republic of Iceland (1946–today).
Georgetown (1781 CE): Capital of Guyana (1967–today).
Maputo (1781 CE): Capital of Mozambique (1976–today).
Quy Nhon (c. 1778 CE): Capital of Tây Son dynasty (1778–1789).
Washington, D.C. (1790 CE): Federal capital of the United States, created by the Residence Act of 1790 on the Potomac River and designed by Pierre L'Enfant.
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Seremban (c. 1775 CE): Capital of Negeri Sembilan (1775–1894).
Tehran (1794 CE): Capital of Pahlavi Dynasty (1925–1978), Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–today).

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