1. Pataliputra: It is the capital of Bihar State, now called as Patna, which is on the banks of the river Ganga. It was the capital of the Magadha Empite, the Mauryas and the Guptas rule.
2. Kanchi (Kanchipuram): It is near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It was the capital of the Pallavas. The city is famous for Shaiva and Vaishanava temples. The famous Kamakshi temple is located here.
3. Halebeedu: It’s early name was Dhwarasamudra and it was the capital of the Hoysalas. The Hoysaleshwara and Shantaleshwara temples are found here. It is in Hassan district of Karnataka.
4. Panipat: It is in Haryana state, It was a great battle field in the history of India where three great battles were fought.
5. Bidar: It was the capital city of the Bahamani Kingdom. Here Mahamud Gawan built a Madarasa.
6. Calcutta: It is the capital of West Bengal, situated on the banks of river Hoogli. Calcutta was the first Capital of the British, in India. Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission at Belur near Calcutta.
7. Bombay: It is the capital of Maharashtra. It was the main British settlement in India. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held here in 1885.
8. Jalian Walabagh: It is located in the city of Amritsar in Punjab. During the freedom movement, General Dyer massacred here unarmed
