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
511
(Safavid Empire)
Full Year Range of Safavid Empire is assumed.
[1501, 1722]
2700000
2700000
None
512
(Axum I)
Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
300000
400000
None
513
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
2500
3000
None
514
(Old Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of Old Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1900, -1700]
None
None
None
515
(Monopalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1450, -1300]
4000
6000
None
516
(Early Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed.
[481, 543]
200000
300000
None
517
(Proto-Carolingian)
Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed.
[687, 751]
250000
250000
None
518
(Inca Empire)
Full Year Range of Inca Empire is assumed.
[1375, 1532]
500000
2000000
None
519
(Indo-Greek Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Indo-Greek Kingdom is assumed.
[-180, -10]
105226
105226
None
520
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
10100
10100
None
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