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
481	(Rasulid Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Rasulid Dynasty is assumed. [1229, 1453]	50000	50000	None
482	(Cuzco - Late Intermediate II)	Full Year Range of Cuzco - Late Intermediate II is assumed. [1250, 1400]	None	None	None
483	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early is assumed. [1566, 1713]	600	600	None
484	(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early)	Full Year Range of Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Early is assumed. [1566, 1713]	3000	3000	None
485	(Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period)	Full Year Range of Egypt - New Kingdom Ramesside Period is assumed. [-1293, -1070]	250000	300000	None
486	(Hallstatt D)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed. [-600, -475]	5000	5000	None
487	(Atlantic Complex)	Full Year Range of Atlantic Complex is assumed. [-2200, -1000]	1000	2000	None
488	(Yisrael)	Full Year Range of Yisrael is assumed. [-1030, -722]	15000	20000	None
489	(Lombard Kingdom)	Full Year Range of Lombard Kingdom is assumed. [568, 774]	None	None	None
490	(Satavahana Empire)	Full Year Range of Satavahana Empire is assumed. [-100, 203]	84000	84000	None

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