Aleppo was the capital of the important Amorite dynasty of Yamḥad.

It served as the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty.

He is also responsible for building of a palace in the town of Tehran, the future capital of the Qajar dynasty.

The provincial capital of the local patriarchal dynasty was at port Kollam.

Mehrauli remained the capital of the Mamluk dynasty which ruled until 1290.

It was the capital of the Ziyadid dynasty from 819-1018 and the Najahid dynasty from 1022-1158.

Diriyah was the original home of the Saudi royal family, and served as the capital of the first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818.

For nearly 300 years, it was the capital of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.

He founded Alexandria in Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic dynasty after his death.

Most scholars, including al-Biruni, were taken to Ghazna, the capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty.