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
201
(Foys)
1724 CE
1200
1200
None
202
(Foys)
1727 CE 1820 CE
5400
5400
None
203
(Durrani Empire)
1772 CE
1792000
1792000
None
204
(Spanish Empire II)
1780 CE
13700000
None
None
205
(Antebellum US)
1790 CE
214410611
214410611
None
206
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)
1790 CE
673396908
673396908
None
207
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period)
1800 CE
15000
16600
None
208
(British Empire II)
1800 CE
22700000
22700000
None
209
(Durrani Empire)
1800 CE
1790000
490000
None
210
(Qajar)
1800 CE
2000000
2000000
None
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