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
431
(Early Modern Sierra Leone)
Full Year Range of Early Modern Sierra Leone is assumed.
[1650, 1896]
1000
5000
None
432
(Cahokia - Moorehead)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Moorehead is assumed.
[1200, 1274]
40000
50000
None
433
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)
Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late is assumed.
[1714, 1848]
12000
12000
None
434
(Kingdom of Jimma)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Jimma is assumed.
[1790, 1932]
100000
300000
None
435
(Cahokia - Sand Prairie)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed.
[1275, 1400]
12000
15000
None
436
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-1500, -901]
10
50
None
437
(Middle and Late Nok)
Full Year Range of Middle and Late Nok is assumed.
[-900, 0]
10
50
None
438
(Mossi)
Full Year Range of Mossi is assumed.
[1100, 1897]
None
None
None
439
(Toutswe)
Full Year Range of Toutswe is assumed.
[700, 1250]
6000
12000
None
440
(Allada)
Full Year Range of Allada is assumed.
[1100, 1724]
200000
200000
None
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