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
461
(Hallstatt D)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed.
[-600, -475]
7000
8000
None
462
(Funan I)
Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed.
[225, 540]
257034
257034
None
463
(Mali Empire)
Full Year Range of Mali Empire is assumed.
[1230, 1410]
1700000
1900000
None
464
(Longshan)
Full Year Range of Longshan is assumed.
[-3000, -1900]
1500
2000
None
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