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
531
(Archaic Crete)
Full Year Range of Archaic Crete is assumed.
[-710, -500]
None
None
None
532
(Classical Crete)
Full Year Range of Classical Crete is assumed.
[-500, -323]
5000
30000
None
533
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
None
None
None
534
(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed.
[1050, 1199]
40000
50000
None
535
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian I is assumed.
[750, 900]
400
500
None
536
(New Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of New Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1700, -1450]
None
None
None
537
(Old Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of Old Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1900, -1700]
None
None
None
538
(Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Aceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7500, -5500]
None
None
None
539
(Hawaii III)
Full Year Range of Hawaii III is assumed.
[1580, 1778]
37500
200000
None
540
(Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial)
Full Year Range of Iban - Brooke Raj and Colonial is assumed.
[1841, 1987]
None
None
None
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