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
271
(Early Monte Alban I)
Full Year Range of Early Monte Alban I is assumed.
[-500, -300]
1300
1300
None
272
(Aztec Empire)
Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed.
[1427, 1526]
28070
28070
None
273
(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed.
[500, 900]
None
None
None
274
(Early Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Early Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-1200, -801]
None
None
None
275
(Cuzco - Late Intermediate II)
Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate II is assumed.
[1250, 1400]
2300
2800
None
276
(Cahokia - Moorehead)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Moorehead is assumed.
[1200, 1274]
2000
3000
None
277
(Monopalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1450, -1300]
4000
6000
None
278
(Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy)
Full Year Range of Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy is assumed.
[1300, 1565]
73218
73218
None
279
(Roman Empire - Dominate)
Full Year Range of Roman Empire - Dominate is assumed.
[285, 394]
4000000
4500000
None
280
(Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́)
Full Year Range of Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́ is assumed.
[1601, 1835]
46000
46000
None
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