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
211
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
1800 CE 1850 CE
17000000
21000000
None
212
(British Empire I)
1811 CE
283634
283634
None
213
(Napoleonic France)
1816 CE
551500
551500
None
214
(Durrani Empire)
1819 CE
489000
489000
None
215
(Foys)
1820 CE 1892 CE
7200
7200
None
216
(Antebellum US)
1830 CE
533289690
533289690
None
217
(Early United Mexican States)
1848 CE
23309000
23309000
None
218
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
1850 CE 1900 CE
21000000
22000000
None
219
(Antebellum US)
1860 CE
783858340
783858340
None
220
(Us Reconstruction-Progressive)
1870 CE
7838583
7838583
None
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