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
61
(Satavahana Empire)
200 CE
8500000
9500000
None
62
(Kushan Empire)
200 CE
14000000
15000000
None
63
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
250 CE 400 CE
150000
200000
None
64
(Western Jin)
280 CE
16163863
16163863
None
65
(Roman Empire - Dominate)
300 CE
40000000
70000000
None
66
(East Roman Empire)
400 CE
15000000
15000000
None
67
(Kadamba Empire)
400 CE
650000
750000
None
68
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
401 CE 500 CE
200000
300000
None
69
(Anglo-Saxon England I)
410 CE
3000000
3000000
None
70
(Sasanid Empire II)
499 CE 550 CE
8900000
8900000
None
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