Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Social Scale

Polity Population

polity population is the estimated population of the polity; can change as a result of both adding/losing new territories or by population growth/decline within a region   (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
polity_population_from The lower range of polity population for a polity.
polity_population_to The upper range of polity population for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Polity Population from Polity Population to Description   Edit
321
(East Francia)
Full Year Range of East Francia is assumed.
[842, 919]
3800000
4000000
Population estimates for the year 1000 for Germany and Scandinavia [Cipolla 1978, p. 19], [webpage_Internet History Sourcebooks: Medieval...]
322
(Kingdom of Congo)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Congo is assumed.
[1491, 1568]
3000000
3000000
None
323
(Xixia)
Full Year Range of Xixia is assumed.
[1032, 1227]
None
None
None
324
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
100000
225000
None
325
(Magadha - Maurya Empire)
Full Year Range of Magadha - Maurya Empire is assumed.
[-324, -187]
15500000
181000000
None
326
(Egypt - Saite Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Saite Period is assumed.
[-664, -525]
1800000
2500000
None
327
(Gahadavala Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Gahadavala Dynasty is assumed.
[1085, 1193]
None
None
None
328
(Freetown)
Full Year Range of Freetown is assumed.
[1787, 1808]
1000
2000
None
329
(Initial Formative Basin of Mexico)
Full Year Range of Initial Formative Basin of Mexico is assumed.
[-2000, -1201]
None
None
None
330
(Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Pre-Colonial is assumed.
[1734, 1883]
None
None
None
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