Nineveh was the capital of this ancient empire (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASSYRIAN Nineveh was the capital of this ancient empire (8) (8)
8% ASSYRIA Ancient empire whose capital was Nineveh (7)
7% AGRA Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
6% JEDI Empire's foes (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 16, 2025
6% INCA Member of the empire whose capital was sited at Cuzco (4) The Times Specialist Aug 18, 2025
6% NINEVEH Ancient capital of Assyria (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Jul 30, 2025
6% PERSIA Aspire to change ancient empire (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 21, 2025
6% DELHI Ancient capital of Mogul Empire. (5)
5% OLD Ancient (3) LA Times Daily Oct 15, 2025
5% ATTILA Roman Empire invader (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 15, 2025
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