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
431	(Khwarezmid Empire)	Full Year Range of Khwarezmid Empire is assumed. [1157, 1231]	None	None	None
432	(Late Roman Republic)	Full Year Range of Late Roman Republic is assumed. [-133, -31]	400000	400000	None
433	(Late Tiwanaku)	Full Year Range of Late Tiwanaku is assumed. [800, 1149]	20000	20000	None
434	(Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic)	Full Year Range of Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic is assumed. [-9000, -5501]	None	None	None
435	(Republic of Venice III)	Full Year Range of Republic of Venice III is assumed. [1204, 1563]	170000	170000	None
436	(Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase)	Full Year Range of Chaco Canyon - Late Bonito phase is assumed. [1101, 1140]	4500	6000	None
437	(Late Classic Tikal)	Full Year Range of Late Classic Tikal is assumed. [555, 869]	60000	60000	None
438	(Japan - Early Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Early Jomon is assumed. [-5300, -3500]	400	500	None
439	(Japan - Middle Jomon)	Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed. [-3500, -2500]	400	500	None
440	(Nara Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Nara Kingdom is assumed. [710, 794]	100000	250000	None

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