| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 |
(Carolingian Empire I) |
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed. [752, 840] |
1100000 |
1100000 |
None | |
| 346 |
(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period) |
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed. [-1720, -1567] |
10000 |
20000 |
None | |
| 347 |
(Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period) |
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Warring States Period is assumed. [-488, -223] |
460000 |
460000 |
None | |
| 348 |
(Deva Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Deva Dynasty is assumed. [1150, 1300] |
None |
None |
in squared kilometers “It is not possible to ascertain the extent of their empire, but the fragmentary information supplied by the three plates seem to indicate that they held sway over Samatata.” [Chowdhury 1965] |
|
| 349 |
(British East India Company) |
Full Year Range of British East India Company is assumed. [1757, 1858] |
1294994 |
1294994 |
in squared kilometers"In 1833, a detailed calculation indicated that the Company had established control over 500,000 square miles of territory in India. [Bowen 2009] | |
| 350 |
(Portuguese Empire - Early Modern) |
Full Year Range of Portuguese Empire - Early Modern is assumed. [1640, 1806] |
None |
None |
in squared kilometers. "Goa, a small territory located on the coast of Konkan, included both the so-called Old Conquests (1510) — the provinces of the Islands of Goa (Ilhas de Goa, or simply “Islands”), Bardez and Salcete (745 square kilometres) — and the New Conquests, which were annexed between 1746 and 1782. [...] The Old Conquests, which covered 712 square kilometres, had not only the greatest population in the Estado da Índia but also the highest density: 266 inhabitants per square kilometre. The New Conquests, on the other hand, covered 2,657 square kilometres but had only 32 inhabitants per square kilometre. [...] The data for counting the population of Macao are scarce and contradictory. In this small possession of only 16 square kilometres, two communities — Chinese and Christian — lived side by side with an additional fluctuating population, almost always absent from the statistics. [...] Timor was the largest territory of Portuguese Asia (18,989 square kilometres) and certainly held the greatest demographic weight." [De_Matos_Jarnagin 2011] |