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Capitals of ancient kingdoms of india and medieval india

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Early period

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Pataliputra: Capital of the following below:

Nanda Dynasty

Maurya Empire

Gupta Empire

Pala Empire

Begram and Mathura: Summer and winter capitals respectively of the Kushan Empire

Amaravati and Pratishthānapura: Capitals of Satavahana Empire

Kannauj: Capital of Harshavardhana's short lived empire; also of Pratiharas.

Manyakheta, Avanti: Capitals of Rashtrakuta Dynasty and Pratihara Empire respectively.

Gadhipur: centre of administration of the Gupta dynasty. Capital under Jamwal kings Gaadhi and Vishwamitra.

Puhar: Capital of Early Cholas.

Madurai: Capital of Pandyas

Gauḍa: Capital of Pala dynasty along with Pataliputra

Sigal: First capital of the Sakas 70bce-400

Taxila: Second capital of the Sakas 70bce-400

Mathura: Third capital of the Sakas 70bce-400

Sagala: Capital of the Indo-Greeks

Bhinmal: Capital of Gurjara Empire

Jaunpur: Capital of Sharqī dynasty (1394–1479).

Medieval period

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Punjab:

Daulatabad: In 1327, Tughlaq dynasty, under Muhammad bin Tughluq (r. 1325-1351), forcibly moved the entire population of Delhi here, for two years, before it was abandoned due to lack of water.

Ghor: Capital of Ghurid Sultanate

Badaun: Capital of Iltutmish empire.

Agra: Capital of Sikandar lodhi at the time of lodhi dynasty. Sultan Sikandar Lodī (1488–1517) was the first to move his capital from Delhi to Agra in 1506.

Vijayanagara: Capital of Vijayanagara Empire from 1571 until 1585, when it was abandoned, ostensibly due to lack of water.

Kanchipuram Capital of Pallavas

Thanjavur: Capital of Cholas

Allahabad: The city was a provincial capital in the Mughal Empire and was the headquarters of Jahangir from 1599 to 1604.[1]

Murshidabad: In 1704, nawab Murshid Quli Khan changed the seat of government from Dhaka to Murshidabad, renaming it after himself.

Pune: In 1730, Pune became the seat of the Peshwa of Maratha Empire.

Munger: Mir Qasim Ali, the Nawab of Bengal (from 1760 to 1764). In 1763, Quasim shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger.

Patna: Sher Shah Suri's capital for brief period of 5 years