Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Polity Population

Talking about social scale, polity population is the estimated population of the polity; can change as a result of both adding/losing new territories or by population growth/decline within a region   (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
polity_population_from The lower range of polity population for a polity.
polity_population_to The upper range of polity population for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Polity Population from Polity Population to Description   Edit
101
(Tang Dynasty I)
740 CE
48000000
48000000
None
102
(Late Classic Tikal)
750 CE
60000
60000
None
103
(Tang Dynasty I)
754 CE
52800000
52800000
None
104
(Tang Dynasty II)
766 CE
40000000
55000000
None
105
(Byzantine Empire I)
800 CE
5000000
8000000
None
106
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
800 CE
23000000
33000000
None
107
(Axum III)
800 CE
100000
100000
None
108
(Heian)
800 CE
4000000
4000000
None
109
(Republic of St Peter I)
800 CE
440000
1333000
None
110
(Carolingian Empire I)
811 CE
15000000
15000000
None
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