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
221
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty I)
1648 CE
225390
225390
None
222
(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon)
1650 CE
2600000
2600000
None
223
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I)
1650 CE 1700 CE
9500000
12000000
None
224
(Zungharian Empire)
1700 CE
170000
210000
None
225
(Mughal Empire)
1700 CE
3200000
4500000
None
226
(Ottoman Empire III)
1700 CE
4920000
4920000
None
227
(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty I)
1700 CE 1750 CE
12000000
14000000
None
228
(British Empire I)
1714 CE 1750 CE
2000000
3900000
1714: American colonies, Nova Scotia, Hudson.
1750:Advance in India, Canada [Taagepera 1997]
229
(Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Late)
1714 CE 1800 CE
100000
100000
None
230
(Ottoman Empire III)
1718 CE
4640000
4780000
None
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