Largest Cities Through History

[ithildin]

More stuff for the fic reasearch folder!

For example, the top 10 cities in the year 1000:

Name Population
1 Cordova, Spain 450,000
2 Kaifeng, China 400,000
3 Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey 300,000
4 Angkor, Cambodia 200,000
5 Kyoto, Japan 175,000
6 Cairo, Egypt 135,000
7 Baghdad, Iraq 125,000
8 Nishapur (Neyshabur), Iran 125,000
9 Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia 110,000
10 Patan (Anhilwara), India 100,000

Comments

[1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com]

Your research reminds me of somenthing, have you ever read any of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-German novels?

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

You know, I never have, even though I've been to more than one con panel of hers [g] In general, I don't read alot of vampire fiction, so I've never gotten around to her stuff.

[1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com]

She's very worth reading. the Count Saint-Germain is an intriguing character and the historical aspects are just incredible.

[ninjababe.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you!

I read those books while still living with my parents, and I want to read them again, but I couldn't remember the author or anything like the main character's name.

My own fault for devouring all of my parent's books at such a rapid rate.

Yay! Now I know what to buy...