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Only the first couple decades of the Qing rule, while they were still setting up their rule. And that was more pirates than anything.

Can't think of or find one with a quick glance, either.

The revolutionaries. As I've said before, the concept of a capital in China isn't the same as elsewhere. Most dynasties/governments have used a new capital than the one they replaced. The capital of such a dynasty would be wherever the power base of the ruler was. Makes Beijing into just a large city.