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
481
(Oaxaca - San Jose)
Full Year Range of Oaxaca - San Jose is assumed.
[-1150, -700]
None
None
None
482
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II is assumed.
[900, 1049]
100
200
None
483
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
100
200
None
484
(Kangju)
Full Year Range of Kangju is assumed.
[-150, 350]
350000
350000
None
485
(Kingdom of Congo)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Congo is assumed.
[1491, 1568]
100000
120000
None
486
(Kingdom of Georgia II)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Georgia II is assumed.
[975, 1243]
None
None
None
487
(Lakhmid Kigdom)
Full Year Range of Lakhmid Kigdom is assumed.
[400, 611]
None
None
None
488
(Later Qin Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Later Qin Kingdom is assumed.
[386, 417]
400000
600000
None
489
(Makuria Kingdom II)
Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom II is assumed.
[619, 849]
40000
50000
None
490
(Makuria Kingdom III)
Full Year Range of Makuria Kingdom III is assumed.
[850, 1099]
40000
50000
None
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