Learn the capitals of Asia in 1600
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 (voivodeship) (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), Tbilisi (Georgian kingdoms (Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti)), Urgench (Khanate of Khiva), Qazvin (Safavid Empire), Turkestan (Kazakh Khanate)
- Batch 2: Istanbul (Ottoman Empire), Muscat (Oman (Portuguese Muscat and the Ibadi interior)), Bukhara (Khanate of Bukhara), Fatehpur Sikri (Mughal Empire (Akbar's)), Goa (Portuguese India and Macau)
- Batch 3: Yarkand (Yarkent Khanate (Kashgaria)), Shigatse (Tibet (the Tsang kings) and Ladakh), Kathmandu (Nepal and the Himalayan principalities), Garhgaon (Ahom kingdom and Koch Bihar), Ava (Inwa) (Toungoo Burma (Ava))
- Batch 4: Mrauk-U (Kingdom of Arakan (Mrauk-U)), Pegu (Bago) (Pegu and the Mon coast (Portuguese Syriam)), Chiang Mai (Lan Na (a Burmese vassal)), Vientiane (Kingdom of Lan Xang), Thăng Long (Hanoi) (Trịnh lords and the Lê dynasty (Đàng Ngoài))
- Batch 5: Ayutthaya (Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam)), Longvek (Kingdom of Cambodia (Longvek)), Huế (Nguyễn lords (Đàng Trong)), Panduranga (Champa (Panduranga)), Johor Lama (Johor Sultanate)
- Batch 6: Banda Aceh (Aceh Sultanate), Banten (Banten Sultanate), Kotagede (Mataram Sultanate), Brunei (Brunei Sultanate and the kingdoms of Borneo), Jolo (Sultanates of Sulu and Maguindanao)
- Batch 7: Kotte (Sri Lanka (Kotte, Kandy, Jaffna)), Chandragiri (Nayakas and the heirs of Vijayanagara), Calicut (Kozhikode) (Kerala rajas (Calicut, Cochin, Venad)), Bijapur (Deccan sultanates (Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar)), Beijing (Ming dynasty)
- Batch 8: Manila (Spanish Philippines), Shuri (Ryukyu Kingdom), Hanyang (Seoul) (Korea (Joseon)), Edo (Japan (Toyotomi and Tokugawa)), Hetu Ala (Later Jin (Nurhaci's Jurchens))
- Batch 9: Moscow (Tsardom of Russia)
Learn the capitals of Asia in 1600 at your own pace: we show you 41 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 1600?
Aceh Sultanate: Banda Aceh; Ahom kingdom and Koch Bihar: Garhgaon; Banten Sultanate: Banten; Brunei Sultanate and the kingdoms of Borneo: Brunei; Champa (Panduranga): Panduranga; Deccan sultanates (Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar): Bijapur; Georgian kingdoms (Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti): Tbilisi; Japan (Toyotomi and Tokugawa): Edo; Johor Sultanate: Johor Lama; Kazakh Khanate: Turkestan; Kerala rajas (Calicut, Cochin, Venad): Calicut (Kozhikode); Khanate of Bukhara: Bukhara; Khanate of Khiva: Urgench; Kingdom of Arakan (Mrauk-U): Mrauk-U; Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam): Ayutthaya; Kingdom of Cambodia (Longvek): Longvek; Kingdom of Lan Xang: Vientiane; Korea (Joseon): Hanyang (Seoul); Lan Na (a Burmese vassal): Chiang Mai; Later Jin (Nurhaci's Jurchens): Hetu Ala; Mataram Sultanate: Kotagede; Ming dynasty: Beijing; Mughal Empire (Akbar's): Fatehpur Sikri; Nayakas and the heirs of Vijayanagara: Chandragiri; Nepal and the Himalayan principalities: Kathmandu; Nguyễn lords (Đàng Trong): Huế; Oman (Portuguese Muscat and the Ibadi interior): Muscat; Ottoman Empire: Istanbul; Pegu and the Mon coast (Portuguese Syriam): Pegu (Bago); Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: Kyiv (voivodeship); Portuguese India and Macau: Goa; Ryukyu Kingdom: Shuri; Safavid Empire: Qazvin; Spanish Philippines: Manila; Sri Lanka (Kotte, Kandy, Jaffna): Kotte; Sultanates of Sulu and Maguindanao: Jolo; Tibet (the Tsang kings) and Ladakh: Shigatse; Toungoo Burma (Ava): Ava (Inwa); Trịnh lords and the Lê dynasty (Đàng Ngoài): Thăng Long (Hanoi); Tsardom of Russia: Moscow; Yarkent Khanate (Kashgaria): Yarkand.
What is the easiest way to learn the capitals of Asia in 1600?
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 1600?
There are 41 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.