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
251
(Ubaid)
Full Year Range of Ubaid is assumed.
[-5500, -4201]
None
None
None
252
(Late A'chik)
Full Year Range of Late A'chik is assumed.
[1867, 1956]
8000
8000
None
253
(Elam II)
Full Year Range of Elam II is assumed.
[-743, -647]
300000
340000
None
254
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
Full Year Range of Icelandic Commonwealth is assumed.
[930, 1262]
103000
103000
None
255
(Papal States - Renaissance Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Renaissance Period is assumed.
[1378, 1527]
44000
44000
None
256
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
Full Year Range of Exarchate of Ravenna is assumed.
[568, 751]
50000
50000
None
257
(Mataram Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Mataram Sultanate is assumed.
[1568, 1703]
90000
110000
None
258
(Middle Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Middle Roman Republic is assumed.
[-264, -133]
130000
730000
None
259
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed.
[1841, 1987]
124450
124450
None
260
(Andronovo)
Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed.
[-1800, -1200]
1500
20000
None
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