Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Social Scale

Population of the Largest Settlement

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]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

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.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Population of the Largest Settlement from	Population of the Largest Settlement to	Description	Edit
221	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)	1817 CE	250000	250000	None
222	(British East India Company)	1819 CE	179917	179917	Calcutta. Definite figures are almost impossible to find as annual census' differed so greatly and other contemporary estimations to determine the population yielded differing results depending on who carried them out. There are no available records for those living in huts which at the time was the common dwelling for many indigenous people. [Sreemani_Bhattacharya 2020] The numbers listed above appear to be the generally accepted figures according to Sreemani. [Sreemani_Bhattacharya 2020]
223	(British Empire I)	1841 CE	1873676	1873676	None
224	(Austria - Habsburg Dynasty II)	1848 CE	357000	357000	None
225	(Napoleonic France)	1850 CE	1500000	1500000	None
226	(Antebellum US)	1850 CE	500000	500000	None
227	(British East India Company)	1850 CE	413182	413182	Seshat-approved Description: Calcutta. Definite figures are almost impossible to find as annual census' differed so greatly and other contemporary estimations to determine the population yielded differing results depending on who carried them out. There are no available records for those living in huts which at the time was the common dwelling for many indigenous people. The numbers listed above appear to be the generally accepted figures according to [Sreemani_Bhattacharya 2020]
228	(Qajar Dynasty)	1850 CE	70000	110000	None
229	(Russian Empire, Romanov Dynasty II)	1850 CE 1870 CE	485000	667000	None
230	(Early United Mexican States)	1858 CE	200000	200000	None

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