First Asian Cities in History to Reach 100,000 People

I would like to point out that source lists Changchun passing the 100,000 mark in 1605. This is not possible as the city was a minor village until as late as 1800, when it started to gain significance and possibly only passed the mark in the 1920s.

It's possible however that Chandler intended to refer to Hetu Ala, which was the capital of the Later Jin; the Manchu dynasty which would later go on to become the Qing dynasty of China.