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
381
(Medang Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Medang Kingdom is assumed.
[732, 1019]
250000
350000
None
382
(Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase)
Full Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed.
[1101, 1140]
30000
40000
None
383
(Lombard Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
4000000
4000000
None
384
(Early A'chik)
Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed.
[1775, 1867]
2000
3000
None
385
(Magadha - Maurya Empire)
Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed.
[-324, -187]
100000000
100000000
None
386
(Vakataka Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Vakataka Kingdom is assumed.
[255, 550]
6000000
7000000
None
387
(Kassite Babylonia)
Full Year Range of Kassite Babylonia is assumed.
[-1595, -1150]
None
None
None
388
(Early Dynastic)
Full Year Range of Early Dynastic is assumed.
[-2900, -2500]
20200
86300
None
389
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
None
None
None
390
(Ur - Dynasty III)
Full Year Range of Ur - Dynasty III is assumed.
[-2112, -2004]
175000
225000
None
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