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
71
(Kadamba Empire)
400 CE
650000
750000
None
72
(East Roman Empire)
400 CE
15000000
15000000
None
73
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
401 CE 500 CE
200000
300000
None
74
(Anglo-Saxon England I)
410 CE
3000000
3000000
None
75
(Sasanid Empire II)
499 CE 550 CE
8900000
8900000
None
76
(Northern Wei)
500 CE
32000000
32000000
None
77
(Kadamba Empire)
500 CE
700000
800000
None
78
(Hephthalites)
500 CE
26500000
26500000
None
79
(Ostrogothic Kingdom)
500 CE
5500000
5500000
None
80
(East Roman Empire)
500 CE
20000000
20000000
None
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