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Biggest Cities by Decade (1400-1490)

Name the top seven most populous cities each decade between 1400CE and 1490CE according to Ollie Bye's "The Largest Cities Throughout History: Every Year."
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Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1400
1.
480,000
Yingtian
 
2.
400,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
360,000
Cairo
 
4.
280,000
Paris
 
5.
240,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
150,000
Beiping
 
7.
150,000
Guangzhou
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1410
1.
490,000
Yingtian
 
2.
410,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
360,000
Cairo
 
4.
280,000
Paris
 
5.
240,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
160,000
Tabriz
 
7.
150,000
Beijing
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1420
1.
500,000
Yingtian
 
2.
420,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
360,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Paris
 
5.
240,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
170,000
Tabriz
 
7.
150,000
Beijing
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1430
1.
430,000
Vijayanagara
 
2.
370,000
Cairo
 
3.
350,000
Nanjing
 
4.
300,000
Beijing
 
5.
240,000
Hangzhou
 
6.
190,000
Tabriz
 
7.
190,000
Paris
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1440
1.
450,000
Beijing
 
2.
440,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
370,000
Cairo
 
4.
240,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
200,000
Tabriz
 
6.
200,000
Nanjing
 
7.
150,000
Guangzhou
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1450
1.
600,000
Beijing
 
2.
450,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
380,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
220,000
Tabriz
 
6.
160,000
Granada
 
7.
150,000
Nanjing
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1460
1.
610,000
Beijing
 
2.
470,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
380,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
220,000
Tabriz
 
6.
170,000
Granada
 
7.
160,000
Paris
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1470
1.
620,000
Beijing
 
2.
480,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
380,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
230,000
Tabriz
 
6.
190,000
Granada
 
7.
170,000
Paris
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1480
1.
640,000
Beijing
 
2.
490,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
390,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
230,000
Tabriz
 
6.
200,000
Granada
 
7.
180,000
Gauda
Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1490
1.
650,000
Beijing
 
2.
490,000
Vijayanagara
 
3.
390,000
Cairo
 
4.
250,000
Hangzhou
 
5.
240,000
Tabriz
 
6.
200,000
Granada
 
7.
190,000
Gauda
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