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]
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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.

# Polity Year(s) Population of the Largest Settlement from Population of the Largest Settlement to Description   Edit
51
(La Tene B2-C1)
300 BCE
50
50
None
52
(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)
217 BCE 150 BCE
300000
300000
None
53
(La Tene B2-C1)
200 BCE
1500
3000
None
54
(Middle Roman Republic)
200 BCE
210000
210000
None
55
(Ptolemaic Kingdom II)
149 BCE 32 BCE
500000
500000
None
56
(Middle Roman Republic)
100 BCE
400000
400000
None
57
(Parthian Empire I)
100 BCE
300000
300000
None
58
(Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico)
100 BCE 1 BCE
20000
20000
None
59
(Terminal Formative Basin of Mexico)
0 CE 99 CE
40000
60000
None
60
(Parthian Empire I)
1 CE
400000
600000
None
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