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Neo-Assyrian Imperial Cities: Assur, Nimrud, and Nineveh (c. 900–612 BCE)

911 BCE - 612 BCE

13 entries

Manchester and the Industrial City (c. 1760–1850)

1752 - 1838

14 entries

Mali Empire Cities: Timbuktu and Gao (c. 1200–1600 CE)

700 - 1591

12 entries

London: Medieval to Early Modern Urban Growth (c. 1066–1600)

1067 - 1600

17 entries

Indus Valley Cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-daro Urban Phases (c. 2600–1900 BCE)

2600 BCE - 1986

14 entries

Heian-kyō (Kyoto) in the Heian Period (794–1185)

1017 - 8941

13 entries

Great Zimbabwe: Urban Monumentality and Regional Trade (c. 1100–1450 CE)

1100 - 1986

13 entries

Florence during the Renaissance (c. 1400–1530)

1434 - 1530

14 entries

Classic Maya Lowlands Urban Networks: Tikal, Palenque, and Calakmul (c. 250–900 CE)

250 - 900

15 entries

Chang'an as Tang Dynasty Capital (c. 618–907 CE)

634 - 6181

12 entries

Cairo as Fatimid and Mamluk Capital (c. 969–1517 CE)

969 - 1517

18 entries

Beijing: Ming and Qing Imperial Urban Development (1421–1911)

1406 - 1911

14 entries
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