Xiadu
Ancient city · People's Republic of China
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 39.306, 115.563
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: archaeological site in China, capital of the state of Yan during the middle and later parts of the Warring States period
History
The Xiadu or Lower Capital of Yan was one of the capitals of Yan during the Warring States period of ancient China. Xiadu may have been the largest city in the world from 400 to 300 BC, with an estimated peak population over 300,000.