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
311	(Nawabs of Bengal)	Full Year Range of Nawabs of Bengal is assumed. [1717, 1757]	500000	500000	Assuming that Dhaka was still the largest city after centuries of being the Bengal ruler's royal capital, by 1700 the population of Dhaka was estimated at 5 lakh (an India numbering system equating to 100,000). [Ray_Sreemani 2020]
312	(Early East Africa Iron Age)	Full Year Range of Early East Africa Iron Age is assumed. [200, 499]	None	None	EMPTY_COMMENT
313	(Italian Kingdom Late Antiquity)	Full Year Range of Italian Kingdom Late Antiquity is assumed. [476, 489]	50000	500000	None
314	(Sogdiana - City-States Period)	Full Year Range of Sogdiana - City-States Period is assumed. [604, 711]	11000	44000	None
315	(Elymais II)	Full Year Range of Elymais II is assumed. [25, 215]	10000	40000	None
316	(Susiana A)	Full Year Range of Susiana A is assumed. [-6000, -5700]	175	700	None
317	(Susiana B)	Full Year Range of Susiana B is assumed. [-5700, -5100]	175	700	None
318	(Elam - Early Sukkalmah)	Full Year Range of Elam - Early Sukkalmah is assumed. [-1900, -1701]	6500	26000	None
319	(Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic)	Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Chalcolithic is assumed. [-5500, -3000]	2500	3800	None
320	(Late Xiongnu)	Full Year Range of Late Xiongnu is assumed. [-60, 100]	3000	5000	None

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