Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Polity Population

Talking about social scale, polity population is the estimated population of the polity; can change as a result of both adding/losing new territories or by population growth/decline within a region   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
polity_population_from The lower range of polity population for a polity.
polity_population_to The upper range of polity population for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Polity Population from Polity Population to Description   Edit
111
(Samanid Empire)
900 CE
6000000
6000000
None
112
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
900 CE
9000000
11000000
None
113
(Carolingian Empire II)
900 CE 987 CE
4000000
5000000
None
114
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
930 CE
5000
20000
None
115
(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
1000 CE
300000
1250000
None
116
(Fatimid Caliphate)
1000 CE
13000000
14000000
None
117
(Byzantine Empire II)
1000 CE
10000000
14000000
None
118
(Chalukyas of Kalyani)
1000 CE
7000000
8000000
None
119
(Kara-Khanids)
1000 CE
2500000
2500000
None
120
(Heian)
1000 CE
4500000
5000000
None
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