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
271
(Soviet Union)
1989 CE
262084654
286730817
None
272
(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-800, -401]
None
None
None
273
(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed.
[-404, -342]
2500000
3000000
None
274
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed.
[1260, 1348]
5000000
6000000
None
275
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
100000
225000
None
276
(Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Classic Old Kingdom is assumed.
[-2650, -2350]
1000000
1500000
None
277
(Japan - Early Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Early Jomon is assumed.
[-5300, -3500]
400
1000
None
278
(Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic is assumed.
[-9000, -5501]
None
None
None
279
(Khmer Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed.
[1432, 1594]
750000
1000000
None
280
(Neolithic Yemen)
Full Year Range of Neolithic Yemen is assumed.
[-3500, -1201]
None
None
None
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