Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Polity Territory

polity territory is coded in squared kilometers.   (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 Units
polity_territory_from The lower range of polity territory for a polity. km squared
polity_territory_to The upper range of polity territory for a polity. km squared

# Polity Year(s) Polity Territory from Polity Territory to Description   Edit
91
(Kidarite Kingdom)
450 CE
850000
900000
None
92
(Hephthalite Empire)
450 CE
1000000
1000000
None
93
(Sasanid Empire II)
499 CE 540 CE
3450000
3500000
None
94
(Northern Wei)
500 CE
1773000
1773000
None
95
(Hephthalite Empire)
500 CE
2750000
3000000
None
96
(East Roman Empire)
500 CE
1300000
1500000
None
97
(Avar Khaganate)
600 CE
2750000
2750000
None
98
(Western Turk Khaganate)
600 CE
2800000
3500000
None
99
(Sasanid Empire II)
600 CE
2600000
2960000
None
100
(East Roman Empire)
600 CE
1400000
1900000
None
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