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100 Biggest Cities of the World in 1000 AD with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities in the world with an estimated population of over 35,000 in 1000 AD?
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Population figures are based off this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh, La population des villes européennes, 800-1850 by Paul Bairoch, 3000 Years of Urban Growth by Tertius Chandler and Gerald Fox and 4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler.
Both historical and modern-day names accepted.
Some of these cities do not exist anymore.
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Population
City
450k
Qurtubah
(Córdoba)
400k
Bianjing
(Kaifeng)
300k
Constantinople
(Istanbul)
200k
Angkor
(Siem Reap)
175k
Heian-kyo
(Kyoto)
140k
Shangjing
(Bairin Left Banner)
135k
Cairo
125k
Baghdad
125k
Nishapur
110k
Al-Hasa
(Hofuf)
100k
Anahilapataka
(Patan)
100k
Isfahan
100k
Mamista
(Yakapınar)
100k
Ray
(Tehran)
95k
Dhara Nagara
(Dhar)
90k
Dali
90k
Isbiliyyah
(Seville)
85k
Jinzhou
85k
Shanggui
(Tianshui)
85k
Tennis
85k
Thanjavur
80k
Kairouan
80k
Qiantang
(Hangzhou)
80k
Suzhou
80k
Vengi
(Pedavegi)
Population
City
75k
Ani
(Ocaklı)
75k
Balarm
(Palermo)
75k
Bukhara
75k
Merv
(Mary)
75k
Samarkand
75k
Xingqing
(Yinchuan)
70k
Hamadan
70k
Hongzhou
(Nanchang)
70k
Jiangning
(Nanjing)
70k
Kanyakubja
(Kannauj)
70k
Manyakheta
(Malkheda)
65k
Chunar
65k
Mansura
65k
Özgön
65k
Ts'íibil Cháaltun
(Dzibalchaltun)
65k
Wuchang
(Wuhan)
60k
Al-Quds
(Jerusalem)
60k
Gaegyeong
(Kaesong)
60k
Ghazni
60k
Khambhat
60k
Nanjing
(Beijing)
60k
Yongzhou
(Nanning)
55k
Kollam
55k
Somanatha
(Veraval)
55k
Tamralipta
(Tamluk)
Population
City
50k
Basra
50k
Chang'an
(Xi'an)
50k
Damascus
50k
Donggyeong
(Gyeongju)
50k
Mictlan
(Patantla)
50k
Seogyeong
(Pyongyang)
50k
Shiraz
50k
Siraf
50k
Thirualavai
(Madurai)
50k
Tollan-Xicocotitlan
(Tula de Allende)
50k
Xijing
(Luoyang)
50k
Yangzhou
45k
Bagan
45k
Fuzhou
45k
Kashi
(Varanasi)
45k
Kyjevŭ
(Kyiv)
45k
Prambanan
(Bokoharjo)
45k
Qus
45k
Venice
40k
Aleppo
40k
Amid
(Diyarbakır)
40k
Balasaghun
40k
Chengdu
40k
Dongjing
(Liaoyang)
40k
Guangzhou
Population
City
40k
Kaisareia
(Kayseri)
40k
Kanchi
(Kanchipuram)
40k
Kashgar
40k
Kayalpattinam
40k
Kharjuravahaka
(Khajuraho)
40k
Lhasa
40k
Monghyr
40k
Ohrid
40k
Quanzhou
40k
Sebasteia
(Sivas)
40k
Sthanishvara
(Thanesar)
40k
Thessaloniki
40k
Ujjayini
(Ujjain)
40k
Xiangyang
35k
Al-Mariyyah
(Almería)
35k
Amalphia
(Amalfi)
35k
Chich'en Itza
(Pisté)
35k
Cholollan
(Cholula)
35k
Edessa
(Şanlıurfa)
35k
Mahdia
35k
Mecca
35k
Meknassa al-Zayton
(Meknes)
35k
Qartagannah al-Halfa
(Cartagena)
35k
Rome
35k
Xochicalco
(Miacatlán)
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Dec 15, 2022
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Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Dec 15, 2022
Jeez, thanks! I'm not exactly proud of my earlier quizzes but I'm glad there's people out there who really enjoy what I make.
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