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
301
(Egypt - Period of the Regions)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Period of the Regions is assumed.
[-2150, -2016]
20000
40000
None
302
(Igala)
Full Year Range of Igala is assumed.
[1600, 1900]
13000
13000
None
303
(Hausa bakwai)
Full Year Range of Hausa bakwai is assumed.
[900, 1808]
230000
230000
None
304
(Kanem-Borno)
Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed.
[1380, 1893]
777000
777000
None
305
(Benin Empire)
Full Year Range of Benin Empire is assumed.
[1140, 1897]
18000
18000
None
306
(Plantagenet England)
Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed.
[1154, 1485]
130279
130279
None
307
(Safavid Empire)
Full Year Range of Safavid Empire is assumed.
[1501, 1722]
2700000
2700000
None
308
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
100
200
None
309
(Erlitou)
Full Year Range of Erlitou is assumed.
[-1850, -1600]
10000
20000
None
310
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II is assumed.
[900, 1049]
100
200
None
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