| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ISFAHAN | Onetime capital of Persia |
| TEHRAN | Capital of Persia: var. |
| ISFAHAN | Former capital of Persia |
| AGRA | Onetime capital of India |
| MONTEREY | Onetime capital of California |
| SITKA | Onetime capital of Alaska |
| KYOTO | Onetime capital of Japan |
| KRAKOW | Onetime capital of Poland |
| BRNO | Onetime capital of Moravia |
| DELHI | Onetime capital of India |
| HANOI | Onetime capital of French Indochina |
| LUCERNE | Onetime capital of the Helvetic Republic |
| KABUL | Onetime capital of the Mogul Empire |
| AGRA | Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire |
| PAVIA | North Italian city, onetime capital of Charlemagne. |
| LAREDO | Capital of the onetime Republic of the Rio Grande |
