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
61
(Eastern Han Empire)
120 CE
5344000
5344000
None
62
(Eastern Han Empire)
140 CE
4633000
4633000
None
63
(Eastern Han Empire)
160 CE
3922000
3922000
None
64
(Eastern Han Empire)
180 CE
3211000
3211000
None
65
(Roman Empire - Principate)
200 CE
5000000
5000000
None
66
(Parthian Empire II)
200 CE
1800000
1800000
None
67
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate I)
200 CE
600
800
None
68
(Eastern Han Empire)
200 CE
2500000
2500000
None
69
(Kushan Empire)
200 CE
2000000
2500000
None
70
(Sasanid Empire I)
220 CE 300 CE
2600000
2700000
None
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