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
411	(Safavid Empire)	Full Year Range of Safavid Empire is assumed. [1501, 1722]	200000	200000	None
412	(Oneota)	Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed. [1400, 1650]	200	200	None
413	(Kingdom of the Huns)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of the Huns is assumed. [376, 469]	500	1000	None
414	(Sogdiana - City-States Period)	Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed. [604, 711]	11000	44000	None
415	(Elymais II)	Full Year Range of Elymais II is assumed. [25, 215]	10000	40000	None
416	(Susiana A)	Full Year Range of Susiana A is assumed. [-6000, -5700]	175	700	None
417	(Susiana B)	Full Year Range of Susiana B is assumed. [-5700, -5100]	175	700	None
418	(Elam - Shimashki Period)	Full Year Range of Elam - Shimashki Period is assumed. [-2028, -1940]	6500	26000	None
419	(Elam - Early Sukkalmah)	Full Year Range of Elam - Early Sukkalmah is assumed. [-1900, -1701]	6500	26000	None
420	(Achaemenid Empire)	Full Year Range of Achaemenid Empire is assumed. [-550, -331]	200000	200000	None

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