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Most Populous Cities in 1600

Can you name the 10 most populous cities in the year 1600 A.D.? Good luck!
Modern day name for some cities are accepted.
Data mostly from this website.
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Last updated: March 20, 2021
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Population
Cities
706,000
Beijing
700,000
Istanbul
300,000
Kyoto
275,000
Hangzhou
245,000
Paris
Population
Cities
224,000
Naples
200,000
Bijapur
200,000
Cairo
194,000
Nanjing
190,000
Ahmedabad
4 Comments
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Level 55
Mar 20, 2021
I'm French, and I don't know all the name we give to these cities in English, so feel free to comment to add more precisions.

Thanks!

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Level 51
Mar 20, 2021
Source?
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Level 51
Mar 20, 2021
I find it strictly impossible there are only two European cities on the list, especially because Asian population didn't kick off until the 1800s.
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Level 55
Mar 20, 2021
Asian population was very important in some big cities before 1800's, although there weren't very important, so, usually, we prefer to only talk about the European cities, whose role was often very important in the Histoire. But the Asian cities existed, and were populous. You can check the version about 1700 (not by me): you will see that there are many asian cities too.

I'll add the source in the instructions.