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First Indian Cities in History to Reach 100,000 People

Can you name the cities in India which reached a population of 100,000 before 1900 AD?
According to 4000 Years of Urban Growth by Tertius Chandler.
Some of these cities no longer exist.
Both historical and modern-day names accepted.
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Last updated: November 5, 2023
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Year
Subdivision
City
350 BC
Bihar
Patna
620 AD
Uttar Pradesh
Kannauj
900 AD
Karnataka
Malkheda
1000
Gujarat
Patan
1010
Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
1085
Maharashtra
Kalyan
1250
Odisha
Cuttack
1300
Delhi
Delhi
1300
West Bengal
Gauḍa
1350
Karnataka
Vijayanagara
1440
Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur
1500
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
1560
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
1566
Karnataka
Bijapur
1615
Madhya Pradesh
Burhanpur
Year
Subdivision
City
1625
Gujarat
Surat
1639
Jharkhand
Rajmahal
1640
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar
1684
Maharashtra
Aurangabad
1704
West Bengal
Murshidabad
1724
Telangana
Hyderabad
1725
Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
1735
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
1746
West Bengal
Kolkata
1753
West Bengal
Chandannagar
1765
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
1770
Rajasthan
Bharatpur
1772
Maharashtra
Pune
1774
Karnataka
Srirangapatna
1776
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Year
Subdivision
City
1790
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
1800
Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain
1820
Maharashtra
Nagpur
1831
Karnataka
Bangalore
1845
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur
1848
Punjab
Amritsar
1850
Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly
1850
Rajasthan
Jaipur
1850
Gujarat
Vadodara
1864
Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj
1882
Uttar Pradesh
Meerut
1898
West Bengal
Howrah
1898
Tamil Nadu
Madurai
1899
Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirappalli
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