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
371
(Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-100, 99]
None
None
None
372
(Erligang)
Full Year Range of Erligang is assumed.
[-1650, -1250]
350000
400000
None
373
(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed.
[1412, 1517]
2100000
2100000
None
374
(Middle Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Middle Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-800, -401]
None
None
None
375
(Magadha - Maurya Empire)
Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed.
[-324, -187]
4000000
4000000
None
376
(Magadha - Sunga Empire)
Full Year Range of Magadha - Sunga Empire is assumed.
[-187, -65]
4000000
4000000
None
377
(Monte Alban II)
Full Year Range of Monte Alban II is assumed.
[-100, 200]
20000
20000
None
378
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
160000
160000
None
379
(Khanate of Bukhara)
Full Year Range of Khanate of Bukhara is assumed.
[1599, 1747]
150000
300000
None
380
(Rum Sultanate)
Full Year Range of Rum Sultanate is assumed.
[1077, 1307]
250000
300000
None
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