Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Polity Territory

Talking about social scale, polity territory is coded in squared kilometers.   (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 Units
polity_territory_from The lower range of polity territory for a polity. km squared
polity_territory_to The upper range of polity territory for a polity. km squared

# Polity Year(s) Polity Territory from Polity Territory to Description   Edit
121
(Tang Dynasty II)
850 CE
3957000
3957000
None
122
(Tang Dynasty II)
860 CE
4100000
4100000
None
123
(Byzantine Empire II)
867 CE
520000
520000
None
124
(Tang Dynasty II)
870 CE
3600000
3600000
None
125
(Tang Dynasty II)
880 CE
3100000
3100000
None
126
(Tang Dynasty II)
890 CE
2600000
2600000
None
127
(Tang Dynasty II)
900 CE
1500000
1500000
None
128
(Carolingian Empire II)
900 CE
800000
800000
None
129
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
900 CE
1000000
1000000
None
130
(Samanid Empire)
900 CE
600000
600000
None
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