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Biggest Cities by Decade (1500-1590)

Name the seven most populous cities each decade between 1500CE and 1590CE according to Ollie Bye's "The Largest Cities Throughout History: Every Year."
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Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1500
1.
670,000
Beijing
 
2.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
400,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
250,000
Tabriz
 
6.
200,000
Gauda
 
7.
200,000
Constantinople
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1510
1.
670,000
Beijing
 
2.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
400,000
Cairo
 
4.
260,000
Constantinople
 
5.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
230,000
Tabriz
 
7.
200,000
Gauda
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1520
1.
670,000
Beijing
 
2.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
390,000
Cairo
 
4.
330,000
Constantinople
 
5.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
210,000
Tabriz
 
7.
200,000
Gauda
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1530
1.
680,000
Beijing
 
2.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
420,000
Constantinople
 
4.
380,000
Cairo
 
5.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
200,000
Gauda
 
7.
200,000
Paris
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1540
1.
680,000
Beijing
 
2.
540,000
Constantinople
 
3.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
4.
370,000
Cairo
 
5.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
200,000
Paris
 
7.
200,000
Gauda
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1550
1.
690,000
Beijing
 
2.
660,000
Constantinople
 
3.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
4.
360,000
Cairo
 
5.
260,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
210,000
Paris
 
7.
200,000
Naples
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1560
1.
690,000
Beijing
 
2.
660,000
Constantinople
 
3.
500,000
Vijayanagara
 
4.
320,000
Cairo
 
5.
260,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
210,000
Paris
 
7.
200,000
Naples
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1570
1.
700,000
Beijing
 
2.
670,000
Constantinople
 
3.
460,000
Vijayanagara
 
4.
290,000
Cairo
 
5.
260,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
260,000
Lahore
 
7.
220,000
Paris
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1580
1.
700,000
Beijing
 
2.
680,000
Constantinople
 
3.
390,000
Vijayanagara
 
4.
330,000
Lahore
 
5.
260,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
260,000
Cairo
 
7.
250,000
Kyoto
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1590
1.
700,000
Beijing
 
2.
690,000
Constantinople
 
3.
400,000
Lahore
 
4.
310,000
Vijayanagara
 
5.
300,000
Agra
 
6.
300,000
Kyoto
 
7.
260,000
Hangzhou
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