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Biggest Cities by Decade (1700-1790)

Name the seven most populous cities each decade between 1700CE and 1790CE according to Ollie Bye's "The Largest Cities Throughout History: Every Year."
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Year
Rank
Population
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1700
1.
900,000
Dhaka
 
2.
750,000
Constantinople
 
3.
680,000
Edo
 
4.
650,000
Beijing
 
5.
570,000
London
 
6.
530,000
Paris
 
7.
400,000
Delhi
1710
1.
850,000
Dhaka
 
2.
720,000
Constantinople
 
3.
700,000
Beijing
 
4.
690,000
Edo
 
5.
610,000
London
 
6.
510,000
Paris
 
7.
380,000
Osaka
1720
1.
750,000
Beijing
 
2.
710,000
Dhaka
 
3.
700,000
Constantinople
 
4.
690,000
Edo
 
5.
630,000
London
 
6.
510,000
Paris
 
7.
390,000
Osaka
1730
1.
800,000
Beijing
 
2.
690,000
Edo
 
3.
670,000
Constantinople
 
4.
640,000
London
 
5.
570,000
Dhaka
 
6.
530,000
Paris
 
7.
400,000
Osaka
1740
1.
850,000
Beijing
 
2.
690,000
Edo
 
3.
650,000
Constantinople
 
4.
640,000
London
 
5.
540,000
Paris
 
6.
440,000
Dhaka
 
7.
400,000
Osaka
1750
1.
900,000
Beijing
 
2.
690,000
Edo
 
3.
650,000
London
 
4.
620,000
Constantinople
 
5.
550,000
Paris
 
6.
410,000
Osaka
 
7.
400,000
Guangzhou
1760
1
940,000
Beijing
 
2.
690,000
Edo
 
3.
690,000
London
 
4.
610,000
Constantinople
 
5.
580,000
Paris
 
6.
480,000
Guangzhou
 
7.
400,000
Osaka
1770
1.
980,000
Beijing
 
2.
730,000
London
 
3.
690,000
Edo
 
4.
600,000
Constantinople
 
5.
590,000
Paris
 
6.
560,000
Guangzhou
 
7.
400,000
Osaka
1780
1.
1,000,000
Beijing
 
2.
770,000
London
 
3.
680,000
Edo
 
4.
640,000
Guangzhou
 
5.
620,000
Paris
 
6.
590,000
Constantinople
 
7.
390,000
Osaka
1790
1.
1,000,000
Beijing
 
2.
810,000
London
 
3.
720,000
Guangzhou
 
4.
680,000
Edo
 
5.
660,000
Paris
 
6.
580,000
Constantinople
 
7.
400,000
Naples
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