| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 |
(Paramara Dynasty) |
Full Year Range of Paramara Dynasty is assumed. [974, 1235] |
150000 |
150000 |
in squared kilometers. Rough estimate, based on the India region with the greatest concentration of Paramara inscriptions [Trivedi 1991] --more or less corresponding to half of Madhya Pradesh. | |
| 382 |
(Pergamon Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Pergamon Kingdom is assumed. [-282, -133] |
66750 |
66750 |
None | |
| 384 |
(Songhai Empire) |
Full Year Range of Songhai Empire is assumed. [1376, 1493] |
250000 |
300000 |
in squared kilometers Estimated using google area calculator and a map which shows "Songhay and tributary states" [Oliver_Atmore 2001, p. 58] - for this period including only the Songhay region and not the Mande states. |
|
| 385 |
(Southern Qi State) |
Full Year Range of Southern Qi State is assumed. [479, 502] |
2500500 |
3000000 |
in squared kilometers Border with the Northern Wei midway between the Yellow and Yangtzi rivers, western border at the Himalayas and in the deep south-west included Yunnan as well as part of modern northern Vietnam (the Hong Ha or Red River). |
|
| 386 |
(Tlemcen) |
Full Year Range of Tlemcen is assumed. [1235, 1554] |
200000 |
200000 |
in squared kilometers Based on this map and Google Area calculator about 200,000 km2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Tlemcen#/media/File:Zayyanid_dynasty_map.png |
|
| 387 |
(Wu Confederacy) |
Full Year Range of Wu Confederacy is assumed. [-585, -477] |
150000 |
150000 |
in squared kilometers This map (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Chinese_plain_5c._BC-en.svg), which may include maximum extent (conquest of Yue), would suggest about 150,000 km2. |
|
| 389 |
(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 |
|
| 390 |
(Plantagenet England) |
Full Year Range of Plantagenet England is assumed. [1154, 1485] |
130279 |
130279 |
None |