Biggest Cities by Decade (1200-1290)

Name the top seven most populous cities each decade between 1200CE and 1290CE according to Ollie Bye's "The Largest Cities Throughout History: Every Year."

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Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1200	1.	250,000	Lin'An
	2.	250,000	Constantinople
	3.	200,000	Cairo
	4.	200,000	Fez
	5.	200,000	Merv
	6.	180,000	Bagan
	7.	150,000	Seville

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1210	1.	260,000	Lin'An
	2.	220,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Fez
	4.	200,000	Merv
	5.	180,000	Bagan
	6.	150,000	Seville
	7.	140,000	Marrakesh

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1220	1.	280,000	Lin'An
	2.	240,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Fez
	4.	200,000	Merv
	5.	180,000	Bagan
	6.	150,000	Seville
	7.	140,000	Marrakesh

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1230	1.	290,000	Lin'An
	2.	260,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Fez
	4.	180,000	Bagan
	5.	160,000	Kamakura
	6.	150,000	Seville
	7.	140,000	Paris

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1240	1.	300,000	Lin'An
	2.	280,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Fez
	4.	180,000	Kamakura
	5.	180,000	Bagan
	6.	150,000	Seville
	7.	150,000	Paris

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1250	1.	320,000	Lin'An
	2.	300,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Kamakura
	4.	200,000	Fez
	5.	180,000	Bagan
	6.	160,000	Paris
	7.	140,000	Guangzhou

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1260	1.	330,000	Lin'An
	2.	320,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Kamakura
	4.	190,000	Fez
	5.	180,000	Bagan
	6.	170,000	Paris
	7.	150,000	Guangzhou

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1270	1.	340,000	Lin'An
	2.	340,000	Cairo
	3.	200,000	Kamakura
	4.	180,000	Paris
	5.	180,000	Fez
	6.	180,000	Bagan
	7.	160,000	Guangzhou

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1280	1.	360,000	Hangzhou
	2.	360,000	Cairo
	3.	300,000	Dadu
	4.	200,000	Paris
	5.	200,000	Kamakura
	6.	180,000	Bagan
	7.	170,000	Fez

Year	Rank	Population	Answer
1290	1.	410,000	Hangzhou
	2.	380,000	Cairo
	3.	350,000	Dadu
	4.	210,000	Paris
	5.	200,000	Kamakura
	6.	160,000	Fez
	7.	150,000	Guangzhou

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