Learn the capitals of Asia in 1000
The plan: 9 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Kyiv (Kievan Rus), Bolghar (Volga Bulgaria), Kutaisi (Kingdom of Georgia (Abkhazia and Kartli)), Ani (Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia), Tabriz (Rawadids and Shirvanshahs (Azerbaijan))
- Batch 2: Mayyafariqin (Kurdish emirates (Marwanids and others)), Constantinople (Byzantine Empire), Shiraz (Buyid emirates (the Abbasid caliphate in name)), Cairo (Fatimid Caliphate), Al-Mu'miniya (Hofuf) (Qarmatians of Bahrain (Al-Ahsa))
- Batch 3: Nizwa (Ibadi Imamate of Oman), Zabid (Emirates of Yemen (Ziyadids, Yu'firids)), Anahilapataka (Chaulukya of Gujarat), Udabhandapura (Hund) (Hindu Shahis and the Indus lands (Multan, Mansura)), Ghazni (Ghaznavid Empire)
- Batch 4: Dhar (Paramara of Malwa), Kannauj (Pratihara remnants and Rajput kingdoms), Yayatinagara (Odisha and Kosala (Somavamshi)), Kathmandu (Nepal and the Himalayan principalities), Pataliputra (Patna) (Pala Empire)
- Batch 5: Srinagar (Kashmir (Lohara dynasty)), Balasagun (Kara-Khanid Khanate), Qocho (Turpan) (Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho), Lingzhou (Tanguts (the future Western Xia)), Pragjyotishpura (Guwahati) (Kamarupa and the north-eastern kingdoms)
- Batch 6: Pagan (Bamar principalities of Pagan), Vesali (Arakan (Chandra dynasty)), Haripunjaya (Lamphun) (Mon kingdoms (Dvaravati, Haripunjaya, Thaton)), Dali (Kingdom of Dali), Hoa Lư (Đại Cồ Việt (Lê dynasty))
- Batch 7: Angkor (Khmer Empire), Indrapura (Champa), Palembang (Srivijaya), Galuh (Sunda Kingdom (Galuh)), Watugaluh (Medang Kingdom (East Java))
- Batch 8: Kaifeng (Song dynasty (Northern Song)), Gaegyeong (Kaesong) (Korea (Goryeo)), Heian-kyō (Kyoto) (Japan (Heian period)), Shangjing (Liao dynasty (Khitan)), Vengi (Eastern Chalukya (Vengi))
- Batch 9: Kalyani (Western Chalukya), Thanjavur (Chola Empire), Tissamaharama (Ruhuna (Sinhalese Sri Lanka)), Gurganj (Khwarazm (the Ma'munids))
Learn the capitals of Asia in 1000 at your own pace: we show you 44 capitals five at a time, each in its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
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What are the capitals of Asia in 1000?
Arakan (Chandra dynasty): Vesali; Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia: Ani; Bamar principalities of Pagan: Pagan; Buyid emirates (the Abbasid caliphate in name): Shiraz; Byzantine Empire: Constantinople; Champa: Indrapura; Chaulukya of Gujarat: Anahilapataka; Chola Empire: Thanjavur; Đại Cồ Việt (Lê dynasty): Hoa Lư; Eastern Chalukya (Vengi): Vengi; Emirates of Yemen (Ziyadids, Yu'firids): Zabid; Fatimid Caliphate: Cairo; Ghaznavid Empire: Ghazni; Hindu Shahis and the Indus lands (Multan, Mansura): Udabhandapura (Hund); Ibadi Imamate of Oman: Nizwa; Japan (Heian period): Heian-kyō (Kyoto); Kamarupa and the north-eastern kingdoms: Pragjyotishpura (Guwahati); Kara-Khanid Khanate: Balasagun; Kashmir (Lohara dynasty): Srinagar; Khmer Empire: Angkor; Khwarazm (the Ma'munids): Gurganj; Kievan Rus: Kyiv; Kingdom of Dali: Dali; Kingdom of Georgia (Abkhazia and Kartli): Kutaisi; Korea (Goryeo): Gaegyeong (Kaesong); Kurdish emirates (Marwanids and others): Mayyafariqin; Liao dynasty (Khitan): Shangjing; Medang Kingdom (East Java): Watugaluh; Mon kingdoms (Dvaravati, Haripunjaya, Thaton): Haripunjaya (Lamphun); Nepal and the Himalayan principalities: Kathmandu; Odisha and Kosala (Somavamshi): Yayatinagara; Pala Empire: Pataliputra (Patna); Paramara of Malwa: Dhar; Pratihara remnants and Rajput kingdoms: Kannauj; Qarmatians of Bahrain (Al-Ahsa): Al-Mu'miniya (Hofuf); Rawadids and Shirvanshahs (Azerbaijan): Tabriz; Ruhuna (Sinhalese Sri Lanka): Tissamaharama; Song dynasty (Northern Song): Kaifeng; Srivijaya: Palembang; Sunda Kingdom (Galuh): Galuh; Tanguts (the future Western Xia): Lingzhou; Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho: Qocho (Turpan); Volga Bulgaria: Bolghar; Western Chalukya: Kalyani.
What is the easiest way to learn the capitals of Asia in 1000?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the capitals of Asia in 1000?
There are 44 pieces in 9 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.