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I decided to make a history for the character I created in 5e. My DM tells me that we are 150 years after the Spell Plague so around 1535 DR.
I want to somewhat follow the history of the areas.
My character is human and not from the Sword Coast area.
I was looking for a capital city mostly populated or ruled by humans (any suggestions here would be nice).
Areas I took a look at was Cimbar. If anyone has any information about Cimbar or other cities around it, this would be great.
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If you happen to get a hold of the 3e FR Campaign Setting, it is an excellent book for what you are asking for. 320 pages long, small font, information packed. The Second Sundering effectively put FR to very much the same state as it existed during 3e (people have died/retired/moved on, but the cities, states and communities are very similar).
As you asked about Cimbar in particular, FRCS describes it as a metropolis with over 100k population, the traditional capital of Chessenta. It is said to have a large fleet in the inner sea, and boasts participation in philosophy, arts, and music. Chessenta is populated mostly by humans (82%); and its peoples are described to be living their lives to the fullest, feasting and fighting often. Rulers are mostly retired warriors. They practice slavery, and slaves are kept illiterate except those in Cimbar. The middle class controls the economy.
You can also benefit from the FR wiki. See the Cimbar entry.
Baldur's Gate or Waterdeep are good choices if you don't want to spend anything; they've been used so much that you can turn up plenty of lore with web searches.
The Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, although perhaps inferior to other references in some ways, is your most contemporary choice. As of this writing, it's the only book of its kind written for 5e, describing a post-Spellplague Forgotten Realms.
Bear in mind that it, and any other published materials, are contemporary to roughly the year 1490. Your DM has (perhaps intentionally) set you several decades beyond any official published material. Between that, and DM prerogative to tweak the world as appropriate, be sure to check in with them!
