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
341
(Bronze Age Cambodia)
Full Year Range of Bronze Age Cambodia is assumed.
[-1200, -501]
None
None
None
342
(Anglo-Saxon England II)
Full Year Range of Anglo-Saxon England II is assumed.
[927, 1065]
1500000
1500000
None
343
(Chenla)
Full Year Range of Chenla is assumed.
[550, 825]
None
None
None
344
(Hohokam Culture)
Full Year Range of Hohokam Culture is assumed.
[300, 1500]
80000
80000
None
345
(Golden Horde)
Full Year Range of Golden Horde is assumed.
[1240, 1440]
400000
600000
None
346
(Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Libyan Period is assumed.
[-1069, -747]
None
None
People.
There is a lot of disagreement over the correct figure for the late New Kingdom. In the absence of evidence for this period, estimate for the Libyan Dynasties Period will largely depend on the resolution of that discussion.
347
(Elam - Awan Dynasty I)
Full Year Range of Elam - Awan Dynasty I is assumed.
[-2675, -2100]
None
None
People.
"The Akkadian expansion inevitably had to collide with Elam and its Awan dynasty. The latter ruled over an aggregation of smaller settlements spread across the Iranian plateau. In terms of size, demography and productivity, Elam was a worthy rival of the Akkadian empire." [Liverani_Tabatabai 2014, p. 135]
348
(Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Holy Roman Empire - Ottonian-Salian Dynasty is assumed.
[919, 1125]
21500000
21500000
None
349
(Elam - Crisis Period)
Full Year Range of Elam - Crisis Period is assumed.
[-1100, -900]
None
None
People. Unknown.
"Before the Islamic conquest, major concentration of settlement were always localized in the following three major regions: the central Zagros, the lowland steppe, and Marv Dasht. These probably correspond, respectively, with Shimashki, Susa, and Anshan, the three most important historical entities in southwest Iran (Vallat 1980:6). Each major concentration of settlement contained at least one large urban area." [Schacht_Hole 1987, p. 173]
350
(Elam - Early Sukkalmah)
Full Year Range of Elam - Early Sukkalmah is assumed.
[-1900, -1701]
None
None
"Old Elamite III (ca. 2000-1475 B.C.) ... During this period, probably more people were living on the Susiana Plain than ever before." [Schacht_Hole 1987, pp. 177-178] "Before the Islamic conquest, major concentration of settlement were always localized in the following three major regions: the central Zagros, the lowland steppe, and Marv Dasht. These probably correspond, respectively, with Shimashki, Susa, and Anshan, the three most important historical entities in southwest Iran (Vallat 1980:6). Each major concentration of settlement contained at least one large urban area." [Schacht_Hole 1987, p. 173]
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