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]
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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.

# Polity Year(s) Population of the Largest Settlement from Population of the Largest Settlement to Description   Edit
31
(Neo-Assyrian Empire)
911 BCE
10000
10000
None
32
(Hallstatt B2-3)
900 BCE
250
500
None
33
(Western Zhou)
900 BCE 795 BCE
125000
125000
None
34
(Neo-Assyrian Empire)
875 BCE
70000
70000
None
35
(Hallstatt B2-3)
800 BCE
500
1000
None
36
(Koktepe II)
750 BCE 600 BCE
10000
40000
None
37
(Neo-Assyrian Empire)
700 BCE
120000
120000
None
38
(Egypt - Kushite Period)
700 BCE
65000
65000
None
39
(Roman Kingdom)
700 BCE
4000
16000
None
40
(Roman Kingdom)
600 BCE
14250
57000
None
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