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Largest City by History

Guess the largest modern city that fits the description.
City proper population (https://www.citypopulation.de/).
Use the modern names of the cities.
Quiz by MaxStickies
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Last updated: April 29, 2022
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First submittedApril 29, 2022
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Description
City
Sacked by the Mongols
Moscow
Was the capital of an Italian maritime republic
Genoa
Hosted the Winter Olympics before 1980
Sapporo
Founded in 1899
Nairobi
Existed in December 1535 in South America
Lima
Founded by the Romans in what is now Germany
Cologne
Was a capital of one of the first three major caliphates
Cairo
Founded between 1800 and 1810 in the United States
Chicago
Was a capital city in Mainland Southeast Asia in 1400
Hanoi
Founded in Brazil during the 18th century
Porto Alegre
Description
City
Founded or settled by the Phoenicians
Beirut
Founded before 500 BC in Spain
Seville
African city visited by Ming China's treasure fleet
Mogadishu
Was the capital of an empire located in South America
Rio de Janeiro
Founded before 1610 in Canada
Quebec City
Was one of the capitals of the Han dynasty
Xi'an
Was located within the Kingdom of East Anglia
Norwich
Founded after Sydney but before Brisbane in Australia
Newcastle
Was located in the Orange River Colony
Bloemfontein
Founded in Mexico after 1600
Tijuana
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