Statistics for Largest Cities Throughout History

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  • The average score is 23 of 40

Answer Stats

YearPopulationNationCity% Correct
1825-1914 CE7,419,000United KingdomLondon
94%
1950-2000 CE26,400,000JapanTokyo
94%
1315-1325 CE500,000MamlukCairo
93%
1127 CE200,000Byzantine EmpireConstantinople
93%
1650-1700 CE800,000Ottoman EmpireConstantinople
93%
1153-1160 CE200,000Byzantine EmpireConstantinople
93%
340-500 CE400,000Rome, Eastern RomeConstantinople
93%
1710-1825 CE1,350,000Qing EmpireBeijing
92%
1425-1637 CE706,000Ming EmpireBeijing
92%
1925-1950 CE12,463,000United StatesNew York
92%
320 BCE> 300,000Kingdom of Ptolemy I SoterAlexandria
86%
25 BCE -300 CE600,000RomeRome
85%
775-932 CE1,100,000Abbasid CaliphateBaghdad
79%
612-400 BCE200,000PersiaBabylon
74%
1770-1700 BCE60,000BabylonBabylon
74%
1358-1420 CE487,000Yuan Empire, Ming EmpireJinling
68%
200-100 BCE400,000Han EmpireChang'an
65%
637-700 CE800,000Tang EmpireChang'an
65%
1205-1200 BCE50,000EgyptMemphis
64%
3100-2250 BCE>30,000EgyptMemphis
64%
1557-1500 BCEUncertainEgyptMemphis
64%
2030-1991 BCE65,000UrUr
64%
935-1000 CE350,000Cordoban CaliphateCordoba
58%
1188-700 BCE*120,000EgyptThebes
49%
1400-1300 BCE100,000EgyptThebes
49%
1980-1800 BCE>25,000EgyptThebes
49%
1180-1300 CE432,000Southern Song Empire, Yuan EmpireHangzhou
42%
1348-1350 CE432,000Yuan EmpireHangzhou
42%
2240-2200 BCEUncertainAkkadian EmpireAkkad
32%
668-650 BCE120,000AssyriaNineveh
31%
1000 BCE>50,000Western ZhouChengzhou
26%
1170 CE200,000AlmohadFez
24%
300-200 BCE350,000Maurya EmpirePataliputra
22%
1145-1150 CE200,000Seljuq EmpireMerv
21%
570-622 CE500,000Sassanid EmpireCtesiphon
19%
1013-1126 CE442,000Song EmpireKaifeng
19%
1000 BCE>50,000Western ZhouHaojing
12%
3200 BCE20,000EgyptAbydos
9%
1670-1580 BCE100,000EgyptAvaris
9%
2075-2059 BCE50,000SumerGirsu
8%

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