Learn the capitals of Asia in 1300
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: Andravida (Achaea) (Frankish and Venetian Greece), Constantinople (Byzantine Empire), Söğüt (Ottoman beylik of Osman), Karaman (Turkish beyliks of Anatolia (Karamanids, Germiyan, Aydın…)), Konya (Sultanate of Rum (under Mongol protection))
- Batch 2: Sis (Armenian Cilicia), Nicosia (Kingdom of Cyprus), Trebizond (Empire of Trebizond), Tbilisi (Kingdom of Georgia), Tabriz (Ilkhanate)
- Batch 3: Cairo (Mamluk Sultanate), Ta'izz (Rasulid Sultanate of Yemen), Hormuz (Kingdom of Hormuz), Bahla (Oman (the Nabhanids)), Thatta (Sumra Sindh)
- Batch 4: Delhi (Delhi Sultanate), Srinagar (Kashmir (Hindu kings)), Almalik (Chagatai Khanate), Bhaktapur (Nepal and the Himalayan principalities), Gaur (Lakhnauti) (Bengal (the sultans of Lakhnauti))
- Batch 5: Cuttack (Eastern Ganga dynasty (Odisha)), Warangal (Kakatiya kingdom), Devagiri (Yadava kingdom of Devagiri), Dwarasamudra (Hoysala Empire), Madurai (Pandya kingdom)
- Batch 6: Kollam (Kerala kingdoms (Venad and Calicut)), Kurunegala (Sri Lanka (Sinhalese kingdoms and Jaffna)), Martaban (Mon kingdom of Martaban), Sukhothai (Sukhothai Kingdom), Chiang Mai (Kingdom of Lan Na)
- Batch 7: Myinsaing (Myinsaing Burma (under Mongol suzerainty)), Charaideo (Ahom kingdom and the north-eastern kingdoms), Muang Sua (Luang Prabang) (Lao principalities (Muang Sua)), Thăng Long (Hanoi) (Đại Việt (Trần dynasty)), Angkor (Khmer Empire)
- Batch 8: Vijaya (Champa), Nakhon Si Thammarat (Tambralinga) (Malay city-states (Tambralinga, Kedah…)), Pasai (Sumatra (Pasai, Malayu and other kingdoms)), Pakuan (Sunda Kingdom), Majapahit (Trowulan) (Majapahit Empire)
- Batch 9: Khanbaliq (Beijing) (Yuan dynasty (the Great Khan)), Gaegyeong (Kaesong) (Korea (Goryeo, a Mongol vassal)), Kyoto (Japan (the Kamakura shogunate)), Sarai (Golden Horde), Vladimir (Russian principalities (the Horde's vassals))
Learn the capitals of Asia in 1300 at your own pace: we show you 45 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 1300?
Ahom kingdom and the north-eastern kingdoms: Charaideo; Armenian Cilicia: Sis; Bengal (the sultans of Lakhnauti): Gaur (Lakhnauti); Byzantine Empire: Constantinople; Chagatai Khanate: Almalik; Champa: Vijaya; Đại Việt (Trần dynasty): Thăng Long (Hanoi); Delhi Sultanate: Delhi; Eastern Ganga dynasty (Odisha): Cuttack; Empire of Trebizond: Trebizond; Frankish and Venetian Greece: Andravida (Achaea); Golden Horde: Sarai; Hoysala Empire: Dwarasamudra; Ilkhanate: Tabriz; Japan (the Kamakura shogunate): Kyoto; Kakatiya kingdom: Warangal; Kashmir (Hindu kings): Srinagar; Kerala kingdoms (Venad and Calicut): Kollam; Khmer Empire: Angkor; Kingdom of Cyprus: Nicosia; Kingdom of Georgia: Tbilisi; Kingdom of Hormuz: Hormuz; Kingdom of Lan Na: Chiang Mai; Korea (Goryeo, a Mongol vassal): Gaegyeong (Kaesong); Lao principalities (Muang Sua): Muang Sua (Luang Prabang); Majapahit Empire: Majapahit (Trowulan); Malay city-states (Tambralinga, Kedah…): Nakhon Si Thammarat (Tambralinga); Mamluk Sultanate: Cairo; Mon kingdom of Martaban: Martaban; Myinsaing Burma (under Mongol suzerainty): Myinsaing; Nepal and the Himalayan principalities: Bhaktapur; Oman (the Nabhanids): Bahla; Ottoman beylik of Osman: Söğüt; Pandya kingdom: Madurai; Rasulid Sultanate of Yemen: Ta'izz; Russian principalities (the Horde's vassals): Vladimir; Sri Lanka (Sinhalese kingdoms and Jaffna): Kurunegala; Sukhothai Kingdom: Sukhothai; Sultanate of Rum (under Mongol protection): Konya; Sumatra (Pasai, Malayu and other kingdoms): Pasai; Sumra Sindh: Thatta; Sunda Kingdom: Pakuan; Turkish beyliks of Anatolia (Karamanids, Germiyan, Aydın…): Karaman; Yadava kingdom of Devagiri: Devagiri; Yuan dynasty (the Great Khan): Khanbaliq (Beijing).
What is the easiest way to learn the capitals of Asia in 1300?
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 1300?
There are 45 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.