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
211
(Us Reconstruction-Progressive)
1870 CE
923944
923944
None
212
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
1870 CE 1890 CE
667000
1003000
None
213
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)
1873 CE
758807
758807
None
214
(British Empire II)
1877 CE
3250000
3250000
None
215
(Benin Empire)
1879 CE
50000
50000
None
216
(Us Reconstruction-Progressive)
1880 CE
11911608
11911608
None
217
(Benin Empire)
1880 CE 1896 CE
None
None
None
218
(Late Qing)
1882 CE
1039360
1039360
None
219
(Us Reconstruction-Progressive)
1890 CE
2507414
2507414
None
220
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)
1890 CE 1910 CE
1003000
1962000
None
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