Istambul, the capital city of Turkey
constantinople better known now as istanbul but it was once called byzantium hence the name the byzantine empire
Savannah doesn't have a capitol - Savannah is a city. It is the county seat of Chatham County and was once the capitol of Georgia (the current capitol of Georgia is Atlanta).
Once known as New Amsterdam - a 17th century Dutch settlement
Amman
mesopotamia
Constantinople is the former name of the city of Istanbul which is the capital of Turkey. The name change was after the Republic of Turkey was established in 1923.
Paris
Didi Hammann
Tokyo was once known as E(h)do.
Lisbon
Beirut
New York City
memphis
Washington Redskins
The current Sacramento Kings franchise played in Cincinnati and were known as the Royals between 1957-1972.
Mexico City, capital of Mexico and formerly known as Tenochtitlan.
because Singapore was known as Temasek which was then governored by Malasiya