Countries with the Biggest Cities in History

Can you name the countries that controlled the most populous city at any time between 700 BCE and 1975 CE?

According to Chandler's estimates

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Years	City	Country
1965 - 1975	Tokyo	Japan
1925 - 1950	New York City	United States
1825 - 1914	London	United Kingdom
1650 - 1700	Constantinople	Ottoman Empire
1315 - 1325	Cairo	Mamluk Sultanate
1170	Fez	Almohad Caliphate
1145 - 1150	Merv	Seljuk Empire
1127, 1153 - 1160	Constantinople	Byzantine Empire
935 - 1000	Córdoba	Caliphate of Córdoba
775 - 932	Baghdad	Abbasid Caliphate
570 - 622	Ctesiphon	Sassanid Empire
25 BCE - 500 CE	Rome, Constantinople	Roman Empire
200 BCE - 100 BCE, +5	Chang'an, +4	China
300 BCE - 200 BCE	Paliputra	Maurya Empire
320 BCE	Alexandria	Macedonia
539 BCE - 400 BCE	Babylon	Achaemenid Empire
609 BCE - 539 BCE	Babylon	Neo-Babylonian Empire
668 BCE - 609 BCE	Nineveh	Neo-Assyrian Empire

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Level 89

May 11, 2024

Accept Rome for Roman Empire?

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May 11, 2024

Sure.

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