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
121
(Tairona)
1050 CE 1349 CE
1087
2174
None
122
(Byzantine Empire III)
1100 CE
5000000
6000000
None
123
(Heian)
1100 CE
5500000
6300000
None
124
(Fatimid Caliphate)
1100 CE
3500000
4500000
None
125
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
1100 CE
30000
30000
None
126
(Seljuk Sultanate)
1100 CE
12100000
12100000
None
127
(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
1100 CE
300000
1115000
None
128
(Kediri Kingdom)
1100 CE
200000
300000
None
129
(Chalukyas of Kalyani)
1100 CE
7500000
8500000
None
130
(Byzantine Empire III)
1150 CE
10000000
10000000
None
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