List of former national capitals

Columns: Old capital city | Country | Today a part of | From | Until | Change , reason
Kantipur | Kantipur , Kingdom of | Nepal | 1560 | 1826 | Became/Renamed as Kathmandu after Unification of Nepal | Karachi | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1947 | 1959 | moved to Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1959 | 1967 | moved to Islamabad | Lahore | Sikh Empire | Pakistan | 1799 | 1849 | Annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company | Anuradhapura | Lanka | Sri Lanka | c. 382 BC | 1018 | Capital moved to possibly Polonnaruwa | Polonnaruwa | Kingdom of Polonnaruwa | Sri Lanka | c. 1055 | 1284 | Capital moved to Dambadeniya

Example questions:
Which emperor founded the city that was the former capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585 ? | What temple is located in the city that was the former capital of the Gorkha Kingdom from 1559 to 1769 ? | When was the city that was the former capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959 founded as a fortified village ? | Which sultan first moved the national capital to this city during the Mughal Empire era , which is currently part of India ? | What river runs by the city that was the former capital of the Mughal Empire from 1504 to 1653 ?

Answers:
Akbar | Manakamana Temple | 1729 | Sikandar | Yamuna