Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Population of the Largest Settlement

Talking about social scale, population of the largest settlement is the estimated population of the largest settlement of the polity. note that the largest settlement could be different from the capital (coded under general variables). if possible, indicate the dynamics (that is, how population changed during the temporal period of the polity). note that we are also building a city database - you should consult it as it may already have the needed data.   (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
population_of_the_largest_settlement_from The lower range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.
population_of_the_largest_settlement_to The upper range of population of the largest settlement for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Population of the Largest Settlement from Population of the Largest Settlement to Description   Edit
91
(Byzantine Empire I)
700 CE
80000
125000
None
92
(Umayyad Caliphate)
700 CE
200000
400000
None
93
(Tang Dynasty I)
700 CE 763 CE
1000000
1000000
None
94
(Tang Dynasty II)
764 CE 800 CE
1000000
1000000
None
95
(Axum III)
800 CE
40000
50000
None
96
(Abbasid Caliphate I)
800 CE
700000
700000
None
97
(Republic of St Peter I)
800 CE
70000
100000
None
98
(Byzantine Empire I)
800 CE
100000
350000
None
99
(Heian)
800 CE 925 CE
200000
200000
None
100
(Early Angkor)
802 CE
300000
300000
None
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