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
371
(Funan I)
Full Year Range of Funan I is assumed.
[225, 540]
None
None
People. No absolute numbers can be extracted, as work continues to locate and study settlements from this period. Vietnamese archaeologists have documented what seems to be around 90 sites associated with Oc Ec in the Delta. Similarly, more than a hundred sites have been documented in the region of Angkor Borei. [O'Reilly 2007, p. 105]
372
(Hawaii I)
Full Year Range of Hawaii I is assumed.
[1000, 1200]
None
None
None
373
(Hmong - Early Chinese)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed.
[1895, 1941]
None
None
None
374
(Isin-Larsa)
Full Year Range of Isin-Larsa is assumed.
[-2004, -1763]
None
None
People. "Despite these changes, the total number of inhabitants and the relations between cities and villages remained roughly the same [as in the Ur III period]." [Liverani_Tabatabai 2014, p. 186]
375
(Japan - Incipient Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Incipient Jomon is assumed.
[-13600, -9200]
None
None
People. 21,900 [Kidder 2007, p. 61] estimate for entire region, unclear how many were in this quasi-polity
376
(Japan - Initial Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Initial Jomon is assumed.
[-9200, -5300]
None
None
People. 20,100 [Habu 2004, pp. 46-50] estimate for entire region, unclear how many were in this quasi-polity
377
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II is assumed.
[900, 1049]
400
500
None
378
(Japan - Middle Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Middle Jomon is assumed.
[-3500, -2500]
None
None
People.
261,300 [Habu 2004, pp. 46-50] estimate for entire region, unclear how many were in this quasi-polity
379
(Japan - Late Jomon)
Full Year Range of Japan - Late Jomon is assumed.
[-2500, -1200]
400
1000
None
380
(Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Post-Urban Period is assumed.
[-1800, -1300]
None
None
None
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