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
281	(Beaker Culture)	Full Year Range of Beaker Culture is assumed. [-3200, -2000]	800	1200	None
282	(Ayutthaya)	Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed. [1593, 1767]	155000	155000	None
283	(Kachi Plain - Urban Period II)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period II is assumed. [-2100, 1800]	100000	100000	None
284	(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)	Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed. [-3200, -2500]	1100	4600	None
285	(Orokaiva - Colonial)	Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Colonial is assumed. [1884, 1942]	600	800	None
286	(La Tene C2-D)	Full Year Range of La Tene C2-D is assumed. [-175, -27]	8000	10000	None
287	(Ashanti Empire)	Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed. [1701, 1895]	13500	13500	None
288	(Ashanti Empire)	Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed. [1701, 1895]	22500	22500	None
289	(Archaic Crete)	Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed. [-710, -500]	4000	4000	None
290	(Final Postpalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed. [-1200, -1000]	1000	1000	None

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