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
81
(Sui Dynasty)
600 CE
46000000
46000000
None
82
(Western Turk Khaganate)
600 CE
1500000
2000000
None
83
(Middle Merovingian)
600 CE
800000
1200000
None
84
(Asuka)
601 CE 709 CE
2000000
3000000
None
85
(Sasanid Empire II)
620 CE 642 CE
22100000
22100000
None
86
(Byzantine Empire I)
632 CE
11000000
11000000
None
87
(Neo-Assyrian Empire)
670 CE
5000000
7000000
None
88
(Tang Dynasty I)
700 CE
37000000
37000000
None
89
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
700 CE
1250000
1250000
None
90
(Umayyad Caliphate)
700 CE
23000000
33000000
None
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