TRAVELS OF XUANZANG (629-645 CE): Chinese monk Xuanzang's travels include details on the sizes of cities he travelled to. This includes estimates in li, a traditional measurement unit from China.
Jatland: Includes translations of Xuanzang's travels and gives measurements for a large amount of cities in li. For every li, an estimate of 240 meters is used and for areas calculated a population density of 100 per hectare is used.
Vici.org: For approximation on Zaranj's area. Density of 200/ha used.
Population of the Larger Urban Areas: Estimates by Colin McEvedy for 737 AD. These should be taken with grain of salt as a lot of these are underestimates.
Wikipedia - History of Barda: As the page states, Arab authors al-Muqaddasi and al-Istakhri estimated a population of about 100,000. This is probably too large and I've decided to half this amount.
4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census: For a large portion of population estimates.
The Population of European Cities from 700 to 2000: For al-Andalus.
Spatio-Temporal Boundaries of African Civilizations Reconsidered: I: For smaller cities in Africa.
TRAVELS OF XUANZANG (629-645 CE): Chinese monk Xuanzang's travels include details on the sizes of cities he travelled to. This includes estimates in li, a traditional measurement unit from China.
Section 13 – The Kingdom of the Da Yuezhi 大月氏 (the Kushans): For Sheberghan. Density of 100/ha used.
Locating Beymand City in the First Centuries of the Islamic Era in Kerman Province Based on Written Sources and Archaeological Data: For Sirjan. Density of 100/ha used.
HARVARD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN OMAN, 1973: III - SOHAR AND THE SEA TRADE OF OMAN IN THE TENTH CENTURY A.D.: For Sohar. Density of 200/ha used.
Harran: For Harran's population estimate.
Population of the Larger Urban Areas: Estimates by Colin McEvedy for 737 AD. These should be taken with grain of salt as a lot of these are underestimates.
Wikipedia - History of Barda: As the page states, Arab authors al-Muqaddasi and al-Istakhri estimated a population of about 100,000. This is probably too large and I've decided to half this amount.
Modernization Theory and House Garden Transformation; Erbil City as Case Study: For Arbil. Density of 200/ha used.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the quiz!