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
421	(Egypt - Period of the Regions)	Full Year Range of Egypt - Period of the Regions is assumed. [-2150, -2016]	30000	30000	None
422	(Wari Empire)	Full Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed. [650, 999]	30000	70000	None
423	(Timurid Empire)	Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed. [1370, 1526]	150000	150000	None
424	(Latium - Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Latium - Iron Age is assumed. [-1000, -580]	100	300	None
425	(Susa I)	Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed. [-4300, -3800]	350	1400	None
426	(Susa III)	Full Year Range of Susa III is assumed. [-3100, -2675]	2500	10000	None
427	(Jenne-jeno I)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed. [-250, 49]	100	150	None
428	(Neo-Hittite Kingdoms)	Full Year Range of Neo-Hittite Kingdoms is assumed. [-1180, -900]	12000	18000	None
429	(Papal States - High Medieval Period)	Full Year Range of Papal States - High Medieval Period is assumed. [1198, 1309]	35000	35000	None
430	(Plantagenet England)	Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed. [1154, 1485]	70000	70000	None

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