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
271	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate III is assumed. [1412, 1517]	150000	400000	None
272	(Kannauj - Varman Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Kannauj - Varman Dynasty is assumed. [650, 780]	120000	120000	None
273	(Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Thutmosid Period is assumed. [-1550, -1293]	30000	100000	None
274	(Egypt - Late Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Late Old Kingdom is assumed. [-2350, -2150]	30000	50000	None
275	(Gupta Empire)	Full Year Range of Gupta Empire is assumed. [320, 550]	150000	150000	None
276	(Gahadavala Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Gahadavala Dynasty is assumed. [1085, 1193]	80000	92000	None
277	(Chalukyas of Badami)	Full Year Range of Chalukyas of Badami is assumed. [543, 753]	70000	70000	None
278	(Majapahit Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Majapahit Kingdom is assumed. [1292, 1518]	100000	200000	None
279	(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed. [-1720, -1567]	50000	100000	None
280	(Egypt - Saite Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Saite Period is assumed. [-664, -525]	25000	75000	None

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