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
321
(Axum I)
Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
300000
400000
None
322
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
2500
3000
None
323
(Early Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed.
[481, 543]
200000
300000
None
324
(Proto-Carolingian)
Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed.
[687, 751]
250000
250000
None
325
(Inca Empire)
Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed.
[1375, 1532]
500000
2000000
None
326
(Indo-Greek Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Indo-Greek Kingdom is assumed.
[-180, -10]
105226
105226
None
327
(Lombard Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed.
[568, 774]
214500
214500
None
328
(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)
Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed.
[-1180, -900]
300
700
None
329
(Late Tiwanaku)
Full Year Range of Late Tiwanaku is assumed.
[800, 1149]
275000
600000
None
330
(Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase)
Full Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed.
[1101, 1140]
77699
77699
None
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