Statistics for Imperial Capital Cities

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Empire	Time Period in Question	Capital City	% Correct
Roman Empire	27 BC–286 AD	Rome	100%
Byzantine / Eastern Roman Empire	395–1204; 1261–1453	Constantinople	96%
German Empire	1871–1918	Berlin	94%
Ottoman Empire	1453–1922	Constantinople / Istanbul	94%
Russian Empire	1730–1917	St Petersburg	94%
Japanese Empire	1869–1945	Tokyo	94%
Austrian & Austro-Hungarian Empire	1804–1918	Vienna	94%
British Empire	1583–1997	London	92%
Qing Dynasty / Great Qing	1644–1912	Beijing	86%
Mughal Empire	1648–1857	Delhi	80%
Abbasid Caliphate	892–1258	Baghdad	75%
Aztec Empire	1428–1521	Tenochtitlan	73%
Umayyad Caliphate	661–744	Damascus	69%
Mamluk Sultanate	1250–1517	Cairo	61%
Inca Empire	1438–1533	Cusco	61%
Portuguese Empire	1808-1821	Rio de Janeiro	59%
French Empire	1682-1789	Versailles	55%
Frankish Empire	768–843	Aachen	53%
Ming Dynasty / Great Ming	1368–1421	Nanjing	53%
Spanish Empire	1516-1566	Toledo	37%