Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Population of the Largest Settlement

Talking about social scale, population of the largest settlement is the estimated population of the largest settlement of the polity. note that the largest settlement could be different from the capital (coded under general variables). if possible, indicate the dynamics (that is, how population changed during the temporal period of the polity). note that we are also building a city database - you should consult it as it may already have the needed data.   (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
population_of_the_largest_settlement_from The lower range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.
population_of_the_largest_settlement_to The upper range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Population of the Largest Settlement from Population of the Largest Settlement to Description   Edit
101
(Byzantine Empire II)
900 CE
300000
300000
None
102
(Buyid Confederation)
950 CE
500000
900000
None
103
(Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty)
951 CE 1030 CE
72000
72000
None
104
(Byzantine Empire II)
1000 CE
300000
300000
None
105
(Byzantine Empire II)
1000 CE
200000
200000
None
106
(Buyid Confederation)
1000 CE
125000
125000
None
107
(Rome - Republic of St Peter II)
1000 CE
35000
35000
None
108
(Northern Song)
1000 CE
500000
500000
None
109
(Kara-Khanids)
1000 CE
200000
200000
None
110
(Heian)
1000 CE 1100 CE
175000
175000
None
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