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
181
(Spanish Empire II)
1716 CE
100000
None
None
182
(Tokugawa Shogunate)
1721 CE
1300000
1300000
None
183
(British Empire I)
1750 CE
675000
675000
None
184
(Papal States - Medieval Period II)
1750 CE
158000
158000
None
185
(French Kingdom - Late Bourbon)
1750 CE
556000
556000
None
186
(Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́)
1770 CE 1800 CE
50000
100000
None
187
(Benin Empire)
1786 CE 1792 CE
15000
80000
None
188
(Benin Empire)
1793 CE 1878 CE
None
None
None
189
(Late Qing)
1796 CE
890892
890892
None
190
(Bamana kingdom)
1796 CE
30000
30000
None
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