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
81
(Byzantine Empire I)
632 CE
150000
150000
None
82
(Byzantine Empire I)
700 CE
80000
125000
None
83
(Umayyad Caliphate)
700 CE
200000
400000
None
84
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
700 CE
100000
125000
None
85
(Anglo-Saxon England I)
700 CE
5000
5000
None
86
(Tang Dynasty I)
700 CE 763 CE
1000000
1000000
None
87
(Tang Dynasty II)
764 CE 800 CE
1000000
1000000
None
88
(Republic of St Peter I)
800 CE
70000
100000
None
89
(Byzantine Empire I)
800 CE
100000
350000
None
90
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
800 CE
700000
700000
None
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