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
451	(Cahokia - Sand Prairie)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed. [1275, 1400]	5000	7000	None
452	(Monte Alban Late I)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban Late I is assumed. [-300, -100]	17200	17200	None
453	(Armenian Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Armenian Kingdom is assumed. [-188, 6]	100000	100000	None
454	(Monte Alban IIIB and IV)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban IIIB and IV is assumed. [500, 900]	15000	30000	None
455	(Monte Alban V)	Full Year Range of Monte Alban V is assumed. [900, 1520]	4236	10590	None
456	(Classic Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Classic Basin of Mexico is assumed. [100, 649]	100000	125000	None
457	(Rattanakosin)	Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed. [1782, 1873]	50000	100000	None
458	(Golden Horde)	Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed. [1240, 1440]	75000	75000	None
459	(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)	Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-2000, -1201]	3000	13000	None
460	(Oaxaca - Rosario)	Full Year Range of Oaxaca - Rosario is assumed. [-700, -500]	1000	1000	None

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