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
81
(Sasanid Empire II)
499 CE 599 CE
400000
400000
None
82
(East Roman Empire)
500 CE
500000
500000
None
83
(Exarchate of Ravenna)
600 CE
30000
30000
None
84
(Sui Dynasty)
600 CE
500000
500000
None
85
(East Roman Empire)
600 CE
250000
150000
None
86
(Sasanid Empire II)
600 CE 642 CE
500000
500000
None
87
(Axum III)
600 CE 700 CE
50000
60000
None
88
(Byzantine Empire I)
632 CE
150000
150000
None
89
(Byzantine Empire I)
700 CE
80000
125000
None
90
(Umayyad Caliphate)
700 CE
200000
400000
None
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