Source Data Reference for:

City = Istanbul
Time = 1200

City Year Size Size Comment Year Comment Author Title Location
Constantinople1150 200,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp471
Constantinople1150 200,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp531
Constantinople1150 200,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp533
Constantinople1150 200,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp537
Constantinople1153becomes largest in the world overtaking MervTertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp527
Constantinople1200 150,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp531
Constantinople1200 150,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp16
Constantinople1200 150,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp472
Constantinople1200 150,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp528
Constantinople1200 150,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp538
Constantinople1200 150,000Tertius ChandlerFour thousand years of urban growthp532
Constantinople1212 87,500"btw 50,000 & 125,000"Colin McEvedyThe New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History ISBN 0-14-051249-7p75