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
381	(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed. [868, 969]	150000	150000	None
382	(Axum I)	Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed. [-149, 349]	4500	200000	None
383	(Classical Crete)	Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed. [-500, -323]	4000	4000	None
384	(Hatti - New Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Hatti - New Kingdom is assumed. [-1400, -1180]	15000	20000	None
385	(Monopalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed. [-1450, -1300]	10000	10000	None
386	(New Palace Crete)	Full Year Range of New Palace Crete is assumed. [-1700, -1450]	25000	30000	None
387	(The Old Palace Crete)	Full Year Range of The Old Palace Crete is assumed. [-1900, -1700]	17100	17100	None
388	(Prepalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed. [-3000, -1900]	2600	11100	None
389	(Hatti - Old Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Hatti - Old Kingdom is assumed. [-1650, -1500]	11000	14000	None
390	(Medang Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Medang Kingdom is assumed. [732, 1019]	1000	1000	None

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