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
391	(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed. [-6600, -6000]	3500	8000	None
392	(Delhi Sultanate)	Full Year Range of Delhi Sultanate is assumed. [1206, 1526]	200000	400000	None
393	(Early A'chik)	Full Year Range of Early A'chik is assumed. [1775, 1867]	2000	3000	None
394	(Kingdom of Lydia)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Lydia is assumed. [-670, -546]	6000	24000	None
395	(Jenne-jeno IV)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno IV is assumed. [900, 1300]	20000	30000	None
396	(Early Mongols)	Full Year Range of Early Mongols is assumed. [1000, 1206]	500	500	None
397	(Cahokia - Moorehead)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Moorehead is assumed. [1200, 1274]	10000	15000	None
398	(Mahajanapada era)	Full Year Range of Mahajanapada era is assumed. [-600, -324]	12000	48000	None
399	(Mughal Empire)	Full Year Range of Mughal Empire is assumed. [1526, 1858]	400000	400000	None
400	(Rashtrakuta Empire)	Full Year Range of Rashtrakuta Empire is assumed. [753, 973]	100000	100000	None

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