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
81
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
500 CE 537 CE
250000
350000
None
82
(Asuka)
538 CE 600 CE
1500000
2000000
None
83
(Sasanid Empire II)
551 CE 619 CE
12700000
12700000
None
84
(Middle Merovingian)
600 CE
800000
1200000
None
85
(Western Turk Khaganate)
600 CE
1500000
2000000
None
86
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
600 CE
1000000
1000000
None
87
(Sui Dynasty)
600 CE
46000000
46000000
None
88
(East Roman Empire)
600 CE
15000000
12500000
None
89
(Axum III)
600 CE 700 CE
500000
500000
None
90
(Asuka)
601 CE 709 CE
2000000
3000000
None
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