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
301	(Iban - Pre-Brooke)	Full Year Range of Iban - Pre-Brooke is assumed. [1650, 1841]	25	500	None
302	(Susiana - Late Ubaid)	Full Year Range of Susiana - Late Ubaid is assumed. [-4700, -4300]	750	3000	None
303	(Elam - Kidinuid Period)	Full Year Range of Elam - Kidinuid Period is assumed. [-1500, -1400]	1500	6000	None
304	(Chalcolithic Middle Ganga)	Full Year Range of Chalcolithic Middle Ganga is assumed. [-3000, -601]	None	None	None
305	(Carolingian Empire II)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed. [840, 987]	10000	10000	None
306	(Ostrogothic Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Ostrogothic Kingdom is assumed. [489, 554]	100000	200000	None
307	(Northern Wei)	Full Year Range of Northern Wei is assumed. [386, 534]	600000	600000	None
308	(Funan II)	Full Year Range of Funan II is assumed. [540, 640]	2000	2000	None
309	(Uigur Khaganate)	Full Year Range of Uigur Khaganate is assumed. [745, 840]	None	None	None
310	(Middle Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Middle Wagadu Empire is assumed. [700, 1077]	15000	20000	None

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