| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 |
(Early Wagadu Empire) |
Full Year Range of Early Wagadu Empire is assumed. [250, 700] |
100000 |
125000 |
in squared kilometers Estimated using google area calculator and a map of "Ghana" which I have interpreted to represent the Soninke homeland. [Conrad 2010, p. 24] |
|
| 362 |
(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] | |
| 363 |
(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] | |
| 364 |
(Maravi Empire) |
Full Year Range of Maravi Empire is assumed. [1622, 1870] |
None |
None |
in squared kilometers. "Muzura’s kingdom extended from Nkhotakota to the Zambezi River in the south (see Map 12.2); and his influence eastwards to ‘the Indian Ocean opposite Mozambique Island and south to Quelimane’." [Juwayeyi 2020] | |
| 366 |
(Jayarid Khanate) |
Full Year Range of Jayarid Khanate is assumed. [1336, 1393] |
466000 |
466000 |
square kilometers. 465794.60 km² Calculated with map and google maps area calculator. | |
| 367 |
(Kalachuris of Kalyani) |
Full Year Range of Kalachuris of Kalyani is assumed. [1157, 1184] |
654834 |
654834 |
None | |
| 368 |
(Kamarupa Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Kamarupa Kingdom is assumed. [350, 1130] |
None |
None |
in squared kilometers. "The modern state of Assam is but a part of the extensive kingdom of Pragjyotisha or Kamarupa in ancient times. Though the extent of the kingdom varied from time to time, there is no doubt that its northern and south-western limits extended much beyond the modern state of Assam. The references in he epics indicate that the country stretched as far as the sea and that it was at least partly a hilly country. [...] According to most of the Puranas, the kingdom of Kamarupa extended up to the river Karatoya in the west and included Manipur, Jaintiya, Cachar, parts of Mymensing, Syllhet, Rangpur and portions of Nepal and Bhutan. The Kalika Purana, stating that Kamarupa lay to the east of the river Karatoya, mentions that it was triangular in shape, 100 yojanas in length and 30 yojanas in breadth and that it was bounded by the Dykkarvasini (modern Dikrai river) in the east. [...] [I]t becomes clear that the kingdom included the present Brahmaputra valley, Bhutan, Rangpur, Koch-Behar and the adjoining lands." [Baruah 1985, pp. 73-74] The polity's maximum expansion only lasted for a short while in the middle of the eighth century. | |
| 370 |
(Late Greater Coclé) |
Full Year Range of Late Greater Coclé is assumed. [1000, 1515] |
None |
None |
'Unfortunately, much of the settlement data for Coclé and adjacent regions is inadequate to the task of reconstructing chiefly territories, largely because of a lack of site histories detailing phase-by-phase changes in site size, population, and relative status differences.' [Menzies_Haller 2012, p. 459] |