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
401
(Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic is assumed.
[-9000, -5501]
None
None
None
402
(Buyid Confederation)
Full Year Range of Buyid Confederation is assumed.
[932, 1062]
900000
900000
None
403
(Latium - Bronze Age)
Full Year Range of Latium - Bronze Age is assumed.
[-1800, -900]
3
4
None
404
(Papal States - High Medieval Period)
Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed.
[1198, 1309]
44000
44000
None
405
(Papal States - Medieval Period I)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period I is assumed.
[1527, 1648]
44000
44000
None
406
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
Full Year Range of Papal States - Medieval Period II is assumed.
[1648, 1809]
44000
44000
None
407
(Late Roman Republic)
Full Year Range of Late Roman Republic is assumed.
[-133, -31]
1950000
3500000
None
408
(Republic of St Peter I)
Full Year Range of Republic of St Peter I is assumed.
[711, 904]
50000
50000
None
409
(Heian)
Full Year Range of Heian is assumed.
[794, 1185]
250000
300000
None
410
(Warring States Japan)
Full Year Range of Warring States Japan is assumed.
[1467, 1568]
15000
15000
None
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