Western Capital may refer to:

China

• The former name of Xi'an, called Xijing during the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties
• The former name of Luoyang, called Xijing during the Later Jin of the Five Dynasties period
• The former name of Datong, called Xijing during the Liao dynasty
• The former name of Lingwu
• The former name of Fengxiang
• The former name of Linjiang
• The former name of Chengdu, called Xijing by a short-lived successor state to the Ming

Japan

• Another name of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, by contrast with Kyoto "Capital"
• Another name of Kyoto, by contrast with Tokyo "Eastern capital"
• Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, a ward located in western Kyoto

Korean peninsula

• Pyongyang, was changed to "Seogyeong" by Wang's Goryeo on the Korean peninsula
• Cheongju, was one of the five small capitals of Unified Silla on the Korean peninsula

Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City, formerly called "Saigon"
• Thanh Hóa, western capital of Lê dynasty

See also

• Beijing (disambiguation) — Beijing means "Northern Capital".
• Nanjing (disambiguation) — Nanjing means "Southern Capital".
• Dongjing (disambiguation) — Dongjing means "Eastern Capital".
• Shangjing (disambiguation) — Shangjing means "Supreme Capital".