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
141
(Khitan I)
1000 CE 1100 CE
2000000
2500000
None
142
(Byzantine Empire II)
1050 CE
1150000
1150000
None
143
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)
1050 CE
1000000
1000000
None
144
(Byzantine Empire III)
1080 CE
1115000
1115000
None
145
(Byzantine Empire III)
1090 CE 1150 CE
400000
750000
None
146
(Seljuk Sultanate)
1100 CE
4000000
4500000
None
147
(Fatimid Caliphate)
1100 CE
631000
631000
None
148
(Northern Song)
1100 CE
2367000
2233000
None
149
(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
1100 CE
6000
6000
None
150
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
1150 CE
75000
75000
None
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