Thank you for the link. I’m curious what the table would look like if we examined the top 10 or 20 cities instead of just those tied for the top position.
I think this is quite a tall order for ancient times, but a source I’ve found useful is this video by Ollie Bye on YouTube. It’s possible to move his estimates around by factors of 2 or so at various points, but I think they are correct when it comes to the order of magnitude of historical city populations.
Who does “they” refer to in this sentence? It could mean two very different things.
Edited the parent comment to make it clearer. “They” refers to the Qing dynasty.
I think this is quite a tall order for ancient times, but a source I’ve found useful is this video by Ollie Bye on YouTube. It’s possible to move his estimates around by factors of 2 or so at various points, but I think they are correct when it comes to the order of magnitude of historical city populations.
Edited the parent comment to make it clearer. “They” refers to the Qing dynasty.