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Can you name the world's most populous cities as in the years 1500, 1800, 1900 and 1950?

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1500
672,000
500,000
400,000
250,000
250,000
200,000
200,000
185,000
150,000
147,000

1800
1,100,000
861,000
800,000
685,000
570,000
547,000
430,000
387,000
383,000
377,000

1900
6,480,000
4,240,000
3,330,000
2,700,000
1,710,000
1,700,000
1,500,000
1,439,000
1,435,000
1,420,000

1950
12,500,00
8,900,000
7,000,000
5,900,000
5,400,000
5,100,000
5,000,000
4,900,000
4,900,000
4,800,000

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