I chose Camulodunon. Although it's the Catuvellauni capital, in HR Boudica represents all Britons, not just the Iceni, and thus I feel this is a better choice. I also prefer using a Celtic name rather than a Latin toponym.
OK.
Scottish capitals are confusing. I chose Stirling but it seems that Dunfermline or Scone are also appropriate. Happy to change it to any of these should we find more specific information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland says Dunfermline was the capital during the reign of Robert.
Hmm, were Westminster and London still separate cities by this time?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Westminster said:
For centuries the City of Westminster and the City of London were geographically quite distinct. It was not until the sixteenth century that urban sprawl began to build over the adjoining fields, eventually taking over nearby villages such asMarylebone and Kensington, and gradually creating the vast Greater London that exists today.
So, Id say Westminster for Richard, but London for Elizabeth.
Amsterdam in 1.20. Weird because The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government but Amsterdam is still designated the capital. I'd need to read more.
According to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Republic, there was no de jure capital. Amsterdam was just cultural/financial centre/largest city, while The Hague was the government seat.
If you will include Gustav Adolph as a new leader for Scandinavia, then the three Scandinavian leaders will not only represent three different eras, but also three different countries.
Attila is being removed in 1.21 so no need to worry about him. Will be replaced with Arpad, just waiting for some art to be finished.
It was really difficult to find a capital for Attila.
Arpad Esztergom
When did Buda and Pest merge?
1873. So Buda makes perfect sense for both leaders.
Wasn't aware of the ancient name of Lisbon. Will add.
Its a roman name, but its the best I could find.
I left him with Waset (Thebes) as Pi-Ramesses wasn't built till during his reign.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi-Ramesses said:
The city had previously served as a summer palace under Seti I (c. 12901279 BC) and may have been originally founded by Ramesses I (c. 12921290 BC) while he served under Horemheb.
So, Wikipedia says its wrong.
He has Roha, which is the original name for Lalibela.
This is his capital but under its original name, Purushapura.
Yes, the majority of the names are translated in English. After I will place the starting locations on the maps, I plan to translate all the untranslated leader, capital names, UUs, UBs and UWs in the correct languages.
I've set Nzinga to have either Kabasa or Matamba as her capital.
I gave him Kashgar, to represent the Kushan's origins in the Tarim basin, but he could probably have Bagram as an alternate option perhaps. (Though leaders having alternative capital options may be problematic in combination with the real world maps)
Alternative capital options are bad for this reason. For Nzinga, please, choose one of them. For Kadphises, Id use Bagram and add another leader to represent the Kushan's origins in the Tarim basin.
Wasn't aware of that, will add.
Its not ideal, but Jerusalem wasnt captured until the reign of David, and Israel wasnt organized in this period, so its the best capital.
Currently Mecca. Never sure which of these two is the more appropriate.
Mecca was never a capital, so, Medina.
I stuck with Baghdad as he began his reign there and it better represents the Abbasid dynasty as a whole.
I looked at the end of the reign for every leader, so, both Baghdad and Ar-Raqqah are fine.
The ever confusing Turks. Looks like I haven't defined anything for them yet.
They are confusing in some aspects, but they were one of the easiest civs for defining capitals.
I have him at Cholapuram.
I would post Cholapuram, if I was doing my research better, but you dont want to have Pi-Ramesses, but agree with Cholapuram? If you have Cholapuram, you SHOULD have Pi-Ramesses because Pi-Ramesses was founded before the reign of Ramesses, but Cholapuram was founded by Rajendra.
At the moment I have them both at Angkor, but there's a lot of confusion with dating and even the definition of what defines a Khmer 'city'. I need to read more on it.
The Wikipedia articles for both leaders mention the capitals as I have defined them.
Ha Noi has so many historical names, I wasn't sure what to pick for Le Loi.
Have you seen this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_capitals_of_Vietnam?
I opted to just give her Nara.
According to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_of_Japan, there wasnt any capital during this period. Maybe you can use Sakurai, the first capital?
I've not assigned Polynesian capitals yet. Since they didn't have cities or many large settlements, my Polynesian citylist is constructed from island and regional names, which I think is the most appropriate method.
Why should we use island and regional names when we can use city names? You can use Samoa for Salamasina, but Id like to keep Kailua-Kona for Kamehameha and Ngati-Toa (a tribe name, as you probably know) for Te Rauparaha.
I don't know U.S. history all that well, is this suitable?
When Washington was the president, the capitals were (in this order): New York City, Philadelphia. So, choose one of them.
BTW, Onondaga was changing its location. So, I think Ill make the starting locations for Hiawatha and Logan different.
These are tribe names, but IMO its better than Little Bighorn.
I fall into the academic camp that reckons the Toltec never existed as a distinct people and are actually the result of the Aztec and related Nahuatl peoples mythologizing their own past (and Western misinterpretations of this). As a result, I prefer Teotihuacan as the capital for Topiltzin.
Tula is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, so its not a myth. And, if Im not mistaken, Teotihuacan declined before Topiltzin was supposed to exist.
I opted for Rio de Janeiro here as Iperoig was never more than a small village and I wanted to emphasize Cunhambebe being a Brazilian leader and not just a Tupi leader. Not sure if that works or not.
It doesnt work IMO. Rio de Janeiro didnt exist when Cunhambebe lived, so I prefer Iperoig.
Waiting for your answer and for a definitive list of capitals to begin working on the starting locations.
BTW, do you plan to add new leaders in 1.21? Gustav Adolph? Bilqis? Anybody else? New civs?