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
361	(Late Angkor)	Full Year Range of Late Angkor is assumed. [1220, 1432]	750000	1000000	None
362	(Khmer Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Khmer Kingdom is assumed. [1432, 1594]	None	None	None
363	(Chenla)	Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed. [550, 825]	60000	60000	None
364	(Andronovo)	Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed. [-1800, -1200]	50	250	None
365	(Phoenician Empire)	Full Year Range of Phoenician Empire is assumed. [-1200, -332]	40000	60000	None
366	(Xianbei Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xianbei Confederation is assumed. [100, 250]	None	None	None
367	(Xiongnu Imperial Confederation)	Full Year Range of Xiongnu Imperial Confederation is assumed. [-209, -60]	3000	5000	None
368	(Archaic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Archaic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-6000, -2001]	None	None	None
369	(Aztec Empire)	Full Year Range of Aztec Empire is assumed. [1427, 1526]	150000	300000	None
370	(Epiclassic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Epiclassic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [650, 899]	25000	30000	None

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