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
61
(Roman Empire - Principate)
1 CE
900000
1100000
None
62
(Parthian Empire II)
100 CE
400000
400000
None
63
(Kushan Empire)
100 CE
150000
150000
None
64
(Roman Empire - Principate)
100 CE
1000000
1200000
None
65
(Eastern Han Empire)
100 CE
420000
420000
None
66
(Roman Empire - Principate)
200 CE
1000000
1000000
None
67
(Eastern Han Empire)
200 CE
100000
100000
None
68
(Kushan Empire)
200 CE
100000
100000
None
69
(Parthian Empire II)
200 CE
20000
40000
None
70
(Sasanid Empire I)
220 CE 360 CE
100000
100000
None
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