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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

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.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Population of the Largest Settlement from	Population of the Largest Settlement to	Description	Edit
261	(Bugesera)	Full Year Range of Bugesera is assumed. [1700, 1799]	None	None	None
262	(Buhaya)	Full Year Range of Buhaya is assumed. [-10000, 2000]	None	None	None
263	(Abbasid Caliphate II)	Full Year Range of Abbasid Caliphate II is assumed. [1191, 1258]	1000000	1000000	None
264	(Naqada II)	Full Year Range of Naqada II is assumed. [-3550, -3300]	5000	15000	None
265	(Magadha - Sunga Empire)	Full Year Range of Magadha - Sunga Empire is assumed. [-187, -65]	50000	270000	None
266	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate II is assumed. [1348, 1412]	150000	350000	None
267	(Peiligang)	Full Year Range of Peiligang is assumed. [-7000, -5001]	1000	4000	None
268	(Badarian)	Full Year Range of Badarian is assumed. [-4400, -3800]	25	100	None
269	(Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Inter-Occupation Period is assumed. [-404, -342]	50000	100000	None
270	(Carolingian Empire I)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed. [752, 840]	20000	30000	None

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