| 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] |
| Verified | A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 |
(Bengal Sultanate) |
1500 CE |
144000 |
144000 |
in squared kilometers. Bangladesh comprises "an area of 144,000 square kilometers" [Hasan 2007, p. 7] and Ala al-Sin Husayn (1493-1519) "occupied every part of the country, pushing its western frontier past Bihar up to Saran in Jaunpur and reduced the kingdoms of Orissa in the southwest, Arakan in the southeast, and Tripure in the east to vassalage." [Hasan 2007, p. 16] | |