Diriyah

City · c. 1744 CE · in the Middle East

Capital of Emirate of Diriyah (1744–1818).

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San José (1737 CE): Capital of Republic of Costa Rica (1840–today).
Mandalay (c. 1752 CE): Capital of Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1819).
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Bulungan (c. 1734 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Bulungan (1734–1747).

Around the same time and place

Palmyra (c. 261–1929 CE): Capital of Palmyrene Empire (261–269).
Tehran (1794 CE): Capital of Pahlavi Dynasty (1925–1978), Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–today).
Ecbatana (c. 550 BCE – c. 1800 CE): Capital of Achaemenid Empire (550 BCE–330 BCE).
Pact of Diriyah (1744 CE): The preacher Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab allied with the local ruler Muhammad bin Saud in Diriyah, founding the first Saudi state and spreading his reform doctrine.