Ankara: History, Former Names & Timeline
An ancient city of the Anatolian plateau, capital of Roman Galatia and of the Republic of Turkey since 1923.
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Former names of Ankara
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 25 BC | Ancyra | capital of Roman Galatia |
| 1100 | Engürü / Angora | |
| 1930 | Ankara |
Timeline of Ankara
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 BC | Becomes capital of the Roman province of Galatia |
| 1402 | Timur captures Bayezid I at the Battle of Ankara outside the city |
| 1923 | Becomes capital of the Republic of Turkey |
Who ruled Ankara
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Cappadocia |
| 200 BC–2 BC | minor states |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Diocletianus) |
| 400–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–1299 | Byzantine Empire |
| 1300–1399 | Seljuk Caliphate |
| 1400–1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920–1929 | Ottoman Sultanate |
| 1930–1937 | Republic of Turkey |
| 1938–today | Turkey |
Battles and sites near Ankara
- Battle of Ankara · 1402