| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 |
(East Francia) |
Full Year Range of East Francia is assumed. [842, 919] |
450000 |
500000 |
East Francia was established by the Treaty of Verdun in 843, dividing the Carolingian Empire into three parts. East Francia comprised territories that roughly correspond to modern-day Germany, Austria, parts of Switzerland, and small portions of neighboring regions like the Low Countries and France. [Costambeys_Innes_MacLean 2011] | |
| 272 |
(Kingdom of Georgia II) |
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Georgia II is assumed. [975, 1243] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 273 |
(Kingdom of Congo) |
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Congo is assumed. [1491, 1568] |
100000 |
120000 |
None | |
| 275 |
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I) |
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed. [750, 900] |
100 |
200 |
None | |
| 276 |
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II) |
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II is assumed. [900, 1049] |
100 |
200 |
None | |
| 277 |
(Oaxaca - San Jose) |
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed. [-1150, -700] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 278 |
(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico) |
Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed. [-2000, -1201] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 279 |
(Zirids) |
Full Year Range of Zirids is assumed. [973, 1148] |
500000 |
600000 |
in squared kilometers Map shows area covering modern Algeria excluding the western region (like Tlemcen) under the Hammadids, Libya excluding Cyrenaica, and Tunisia, an area of about 635,000 km2. Given a lot of this area is bare desert is it fair to say this map is an over-simplified exaggeration? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirid_dynasty#/media/File:Zirids_around_1000CE.png |
|
| 280 |
(Norman England) |
Full Year Range of Norman England is assumed. [1066, 1153] |
135000 |
138000 |
The approximate land area of modern England provides a baseline for Norman England, as the territorial boundaries were largely consistent. With Welsh Marches (maximum extent). [Carpenter 2003, pp. 125-162], [Frere 1999] |