formerCapitalOf

P3417
predicate

Indicates that a place once served as the capital of another entity (such as a country or region) but no longer holds that status.

All labels observed (124)

Label Occurrences
wasCapitalOf 477
formerCapitalOf canonical 238
formerCapital 96

Sample triples (1,264)

Subject Object
Tulagi British Solomon Islands Protectorate
Tulagi British Solomon Islands Protectorate
surface form: Solomon Islands (colonial administration)
Meiji era Kyoto via predicate surface "formerCapital"
Plymouth
surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Alexandria Ptolemaic Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Alexandria Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
surface form: Roman Egypt
Alexandria Byzantine Egypt via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Székesfehérvár Kingdom of Hungary via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Republic of Texas Houston via predicate surface "hasCapitalAtDifferentTimes"
Republic of Texas Austin via predicate surface "hasCapitalAtDifferentTimes"
U.S. state of Arizona
surface form: Arizona
Prescott via predicate surface "previousCapital"
U.S. state of Arizona
surface form: Arizona
Tucson via predicate surface "previousCapital"
Batavia Dutch East Indies via predicate surface "principalColonialCapitalOf"
Rome Roman Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Rome Roman Republic via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Rome Roman Empire via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Rome Papal States via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Rome Kingdom of Italy via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Rome Italian Social Republic via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
surface form: Italian Social Republic (de facto partial)
Ryukyu Islands Shuri via predicate surface "capitalOfFormerKingdom"
ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis (ancient city)
Early Dynastic Egypt via predicate surface "capitalPeriod"
surface form: Early Dynastic Period
ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis (ancient city)
Old Kingdom of Egypt via predicate surface "capitalPeriod"
surface form: Old Kingdom
ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis (ancient city)
parts of Middle Kingdom via predicate surface "capitalPeriod"
ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis (ancient city)
parts of New Kingdom via predicate surface "capitalPeriod"
Memphis
surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
Old Kingdom of Egypt via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Memphis
surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
Egypt during Early Dynastic Period via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Memphis
surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
Egypt during parts of the Middle Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Memphis
surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
Egypt during parts of the New Kingdom via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Memphis
surface form: Memphis (Egypt)
Egypt during Late Period at times via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Melbourne Australia via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
surface form: Australia (1901–1927)
Bengal Calcutta via predicate surface "hasHistoricalCapital"
surface form: Kolkata
Bengal Dhaka via predicate surface "hasHistoricalCapital"
Central Province Tulagi via predicate surface "formerNationalCapitalLocation"
Virginia Confederate States of America via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
Transvaal via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
surface form: Transvaal Province
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Riyadh Diriyah via predicate surface "previousCapitalOfRegion"
Kutaisi Kingdom of Georgia
Kutaisi Democratic Republic of Georgia
Kutaisi United Kingdom of Georgia period via predicate surface "wasCapitalDuring"
Saigon Cochinchina
surface form: French Cochinchina
Saigon Republic of Vietnam
surface form: South Vietnam
Honiara Tulagi via predicate surface "replacedCapital"
Kazakhstan Almaty via predicate surface "formerCapital"
Montgomery, Alabama Confederate States of America via predicate surface "wasCapitalOf"
Montgomery, Alabama Confederate States of America 1861 via predicate surface "wasCapitalOfFrom"
Kyoto Japan
Lagos Nigeria
Quezon City Philippines via predicate surface "isFormerCapitalOf"
British Solomon Islands Protectorate Tulagi via predicate surface "formerCapital"