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
231
(Foys)
1724 CE
1200
1200
None
232
(Foys)
1727 CE 1820 CE
5400
5400
None
233
(Durrani Empire)
1772 CE
1792000
1792000
None
234
(Spanish Empire II)
1780 CE
13700000
None
None
235
(Antebellum US)
1790 CE
621429
621429
None
236
(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)
1790 CE
673396908
673396908
None
237
(Kingdom of Hawaii - Kamehameha Period)
1800 CE
15000
16600
None
238
(Durrani Empire)
1800 CE
1790000
490000
None
239
(Qajar Dynasty)
1800 CE
2000000
2000000
None
240
(British Empire I)
1800 CE 1837 CE
8000000
14000000
1800: Half of India, Canada, Australia
1837: Most of Canada, Australia [Taagepera 1997]
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