| Year | Population | Nation | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-2000 CE | 26,400,000 | Japan | Tokyo | 94%
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| 1315-1325 CE | 500,000 | Mamluk | Cairo | 93%
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| 340-500 CE | 400,000 | Rome, Eastern Rome | Constantinople | 93%
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| 1127 CE | 200,000 | Byzantine Empire | Constantinople | 93%
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| 1153-1160 CE | 200,000 | Byzantine Empire | Constantinople | 93%
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| 1650-1700 CE | 800,000 | Ottoman Empire | Constantinople | 93%
|
| 1825-1914 CE | 7,419,000 | United Kingdom | London | 93%
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| 1925-1950 CE | 12,463,000 | United States | New York | 93%
|
| 1425-1637 CE | 706,000 | Ming Empire | Beijing | 90%
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| 1710-1825 CE | 1,350,000 | Qing Empire | Beijing | 90%
|
| 25 BCE -300 CE | 600,000 | Rome | Rome | 88%
|
| 320 BCE | > 300,000 | Kingdom of Ptolemy I Soter | Alexandria | 86%
|
| 775-932 CE | 1,100,000 | Abbasid Caliphate | Baghdad | 77%
|
| 1770-1700 BCE | 60,000 | Babylon | Babylon | 73%
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| 612-400 BCE | 200,000 | Persia | Babylon | 73%
|
| 3100-2250 BCE | >30,000 | Egypt | Memphis | 66%
|
| 1557-1500 BCE | Uncertain | Egypt | Memphis | 66%
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| 1205-1200 BCE | 50,000 | Egypt | Memphis | 66%
|
| 200-100 BCE | 400,000 | Han Empire | Chang'an | 62%
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| 637-700 CE | 800,000 | Tang Empire | Chang'an | 62%
|
| 1358-1420 CE | 487,000 | Yuan Empire, Ming Empire | Jinling | 61%
|
| 2030-1991 BCE | 65,000 | Ur | Ur | 61%
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| 935-1000 CE | 350,000 | Cordoban Caliphate | Cordoba | 55%
|
| 1980-1800 BCE | >25,000 | Egypt | Thebes | 49%
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| 1400-1300 BCE | 100,000 | Egypt | Thebes | 49%
|
| 1188-700 BCE* | 120,000 | Egypt | Thebes | 49%
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| 1180-1300 CE | 432,000 | Southern Song Empire, Yuan Empire | Hangzhou | 32%
|
| 1348-1350 CE | 432,000 | Yuan Empire | Hangzhou | 32%
|
| 2240-2200 BCE | Uncertain | Akkadian Empire | Akkad | 28%
|
| 668-650 BCE | 120,000 | Assyria | Nineveh | 28%
|
| 1000 BCE | >50,000 | Western Zhou | Chengzhou | 21%
|
| 1170 CE | 200,000 | Almohad | Fez | 21%
|
| 300-200 BCE | 350,000 | Maurya Empire | Pataliputra | 17%
|
| 570-622 CE | 500,000 | Sassanid Empire | Ctesiphon | 16%
|
| 1013-1126 CE | 442,000 | Song Empire | Kaifeng | 14%
|
| 1145-1150 CE | 200,000 | Seljuq Empire | Merv | 14%
|
| 1000 BCE | >50,000 | Western Zhou | Haojing | 9%
|
| 3200 BCE | 20,000 | Egypt | Abydos | 5%
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| 1670-1580 BCE | 100,000 | Egypt | Avaris | 5%
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| 2075-2059 BCE | 50,000 | Sumer | Girsu | 3%
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