Dresden

City · 1206 CE · in Europe

Capital of Electorate of Saxony (1547–1805), Kingdom of Saxony (1806–1808).

Auch (c. 1206 CE): Capital of County of Armagnac (1206–1496).
Trabzon (c. 1206 CE): Capital of Empire of Trebizond (1206–1461).
Poitiers (c. 1206 CE): Capital of County of Poitou (1206–1249).
Arta (c. 1206 CE): Capital of Despotate of Epirus (1206–1479).
Xanadu (c. 1206–1439 CE): Capital of Mongol Empire (1206–1293), Northern Yuan (1375–1439).
Avarga (c. 1206 CE): Capital of Mongol Empire (1206–1235).
Andravida (c. 1206 CE): Capital of Principality of Achaea (1206–1432).
Banda Aceh (1205 CE): Capital of Sultanate of Aceh (1516–1903).
Koulikoro (c. 1202 CE): Capital of Sosso Empire (1202–1235).
Kalisz (c. 1210 CE): Capital of Duchy of Kalisz (1210–1219).

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