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
241
(Canaan)
Full Year Range of Canaan is assumed.
[-2000, -1175]
400
3000
None
242
(Yehuda)
Full Year Range of Yehuda is assumed.
[-141, -63]
5000
10000
None
243
(Yisrael)
Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed.
[-1030, -722]
8000
15000
None
244
(Chalukyas of Kalyani)
Full Year Range of Chalukyas of Kalyani is assumed.
[973, 1189]
600000
7000000
None
245
(Delhi Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Delhi Sultanate is assumed.
[1206, 1526]
2800000
3200000
None
246
(Gahadavala Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Gahadavala Dynasty is assumed.
[1085, 1193]
300000
350000
None
247
(Gupta Empire)
Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed.
[320, 550]
800000
900000
None
248
(Kadamba Empire)
Full Year Range of Kadamba Empire is assumed.
[345, 550]
50000
100000
None
249
(Kampili Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Kampili Kingdom is assumed.
[1280, 1327]
10000
30000
None
250
(Neo-Babylonian Empire)
Full Year Range of Neo-Babylonian Empire is assumed.
[-626, -539]
750000
850000
None
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