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
471	(Sarazm)	Full Year Range of Sarazm is assumed. [-3500, -2000]	1750	7000	None
472	(Fatimid Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Fatimid Caliphate is assumed. [909, 1171]	120000	120000	None
473	(Magadha - Maurya Empire)	Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed. [-324, -187]	50000	50000	None
474	(Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Yemen - Tahirid Dynasty is assumed. [1454, 1517]	None	None	None
475	(Early Merovingian)	Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed. [481, 543]	20000	30000	None
476	(Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy)	Full Year Range of Proto-Haudenosaunee Confederacy is assumed. [1300, 1565]	1000	1400	None
477	(Cahokia - Late Woodland III)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland III is assumed. [600, 750]	30	50	None
478	(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)	Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed. [750, 900]	400	500	None
479	(Ancient Khwarazm)	Full Year Range of Ancient Khwarazm is assumed. [-1000, -521]	10000	40000	None
480	(Himyar I)	Full Year Range of Himyar I is assumed. [270, 340]	10000	30000	None

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