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
71
(Roman Empire - Principate)
275 CE
4750000
4750000
None
72
(Western Jin)
300 CE
4500000
4500000
None
73
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate I)
300 CE
600
800
None
74
(Sasanid Empire I)
301 CE 487 CE
3100000
3200000
None
75
(Western Roman Empire - Late Antiquity)
400 CE
2000000
2000000
None
76
(Northern Wei)
400 CE
500000
500000
None
77
(Cuzco - Early Intermediate I)
400 CE
1000
1000
None
78
(Kidarite Kingdom)
400 CE
250000
250000
None
79
(East Roman Empire)
400 CE
1300000
1300000
None
80
(Hephthalites)
450 CE
1000000
1000000
None
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