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
341	(Neguanje)	Full Year Range of Neguanje is assumed. [250, 1050]	400	1100	None
342	(Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Mamluk Sultanate I is assumed. [1260, 1348]	200000	500000	None
343	(Japan - Late Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed. [-2500, -1200]	400	500	None
344	(Later Wagadu Empire)	Full Year Range of Later Wagadu Empire is assumed. [1078, 1203]	15000	20000	None
345	(Western Han Empire)	Full Year Range of Western Han Empire is assumed. [-202, 9]	250000	400000	None
346	(Shuar - Colonial)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Colonial is assumed. [1534, 1830]	300	300	None
347	(Shuar - Ecuadorian)	Full Year Range of Shuar - Ecuadorian is assumed. [1831, 1931]	300	300	None
348	(Egypt - Middle Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Middle Kingdom is assumed. [-2016, -1700]	30000	30000	None
349	(Greco-Bactrian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom is assumed. [-256, -125]	25000	50000	None
350	(Egypt - Dynasty 0)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Dynasty 0 is assumed. [-3300, -3100]	5000	15000	None

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