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
131
(Kingdom of Bohemia - Luxembourgian and Jagiellonian Dynasty)
1400 CE
35000
40000
None
132
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
1400 CE
300000
300000
None
133
(Great Ming)
1400 CE
150000
150000
None
134
(Papal States - Renaissance Period)
1400 CE
25000
33000
None
135
(Ashikaga Shogunate)
1400 CE 1450 CE
150000
150000
None
136
(Tairona)
1400 CE 1524 CE
3000
5000
None
137
(French Kingdom - Early Valois)
1450 CE
150000
150000
None
138
(Ottoman Empire I)
1453 CE
50000
60000
None
139
(Ottoman Empire I)
1478 CE
70000
70000
None
140
(Great Ming)
1500 CE
672000
672000
None
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